Twister 2335

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They drove home in the darkness. In quiet. There was nothing left to say. I’m sorry, he said. Again. That really was a smelly fart, she said

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Twister 2334

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The jeans sagged in the wrong places and this was a sign of his age. I’m no good anymore, he tells his wife. We agree on something, she says

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Twister 2333

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He grilled two t-bones and poured a robust Barolo. There’s nothing like a good butcher, he said. Later, she lay sleepless in bed. Terrified.

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Twister 2332

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He sends thumbtacks in the mail to public officials. He drinks bad coffee. His mother still loves him. Even though she knows about the tacks

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Twister 2331

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He got in his boat and a storm came up and he got so scared he hallucinated. The storm subsided. He went home. And there was real life again

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Twister 2330

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They drank their beer and Frank said, Should we? and Liz didn’t say anything and Frank stood up menacingly and Liz said, I forgot the cards.

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Twister 2329

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He suffered a relentless constipation. Every night he dreamed of bathing in french fries. There’s your problem right there, his doctor said.

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Twister 2328

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wanted to kiss her fiercely but beer made him shy and they’d been drinking all day. He admitted this to her. You’re very weird, she said.

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Twister 2327

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watched her bake muffins. He hugged her from behind and they ended up on the floor. Then he heard the kids. I forgot we had them, he said

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Twister 2326

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The phone call came as he knew it would. He picked up the receiver. Fear came through the line. He felt it. Dad I need a lift, his son said.

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