Twister 3639

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was the “big man on campus” but his girlfriend knew better and he would buy her anything to shut her up but he just wasn’t wealthy enough

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Twister 3635

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He refutes all charges of racism, explaining, My dislike is sartorial; I just don’t like the pants. He never was a people person, after all.

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Twister 3634

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There is an enviable peace in the moment, a tonic for the loathing he otherwise feels. He turns over. And doesn’t bother calling the office.

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Twister 3622

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It’s called a macaron, he tells her. Don’t go all Cote D’Azur on my ass! she says. No, she doesn’t know what she’s saying. But it sounds hot

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Twister 26

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The traffic is tremendous. He’ll never make it to the salon. He’s a man but he loves his pedi. Perhaps more than he loves his only daughter

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Twister 24

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He ate the world’s largest pizza and then retired to an island in the Aegean. He married the local mayor’s daughter. His mother was so proud

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Twister 14

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The child squished the bug. The boy put worms down girls’ backs. The teen spat into the Big Macs. The man played pinochle alone on weekends.

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Twister 12

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He only visits open houses with cute listing agents. He doesn’t want to buy but the lousy economy is doing wonders for his love life

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Twister 10

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was born. He spiked someone’s lemonade in high school and got in trouble. He became CEO. He lost his only son. He faded into memory. Alas

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Twister 8

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He grills hot dogs on the bathroom rad because he’s forgotten to renew his prescription. The mustard pools in the sink; the doorbell rings.

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