Twister 2065

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The father stares down the kids. Not one of you are my favorites, he shouts. The youngest one starts to cry. The oldest one says, Well, duh.

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Twister 2064

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They sit on the couch watching TV and she calls football homoerotic. He moves to the floor. And then the TV stops working. He glares at her.

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Twister 2063

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They went fishing and the boredom was overwhelming. I’m not so zen, he said. She took her top off to take the sun. And he landed the big one

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Twister 2062

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She decided that if he spoke one more word about the wine she would stick a fork in his eye. Are you getting that hint of leather? he asked.

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Twister 2061

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She searched and searched for the bell to call the butler. I need some croissants! she called out. We don’t have a butler, her husband said.

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Twister 2060

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The smell of rotten fruit hung over the room like flies above carrion. Plants died. Funk. I told you this tantric stuff worked, he told her.

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Twister 2059

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kids played with rockets in the back yard. The parents were in the bedroom, naked from the waist down. Skyrocket’s in flight, they sang.

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Twister 2058

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They fall into bed and before anything she says, What’s the safe word? and he says, We have a safe word? and she laughs and says, We should.

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Twister 2057

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He came home and reached for her. She took his hands and said, Your nails need work. And he sighed and pulled back and said, Not today honey

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Twister 2056

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He broke his arm in such an embarrassing manner that he had to lie to his kids about it. Months later his ex-gymnast wife was still blushing

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