Twister 2004

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He says, Damn, I think I ate too much. He says, I really don’t feel well. She smiles and coos, I feel great. Don’t stop, baby, she whispers.

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Twister 2003

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They woke up hungover and bruised and in need of fried sustenance. That was a night I’ll never forget, Raj said. I already have, Jim replied

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Twister 2002

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Something’s not right, she says entering the room. And he thinks of the world’s ills: poverty, war, golf, trans fats. I farted, he admitted.

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Twister 2001

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The argument exhausted them but they continued arguing. Soon it defined them. Let’s make this an annual event, he suggested. She slapped him

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Twister 2000

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The father stands and says, Pretend you’re cows, and the kids take him at his word and start mooing. And he says, No one’s as smart as I am.

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Twister 1999

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Within the geology of his understanding, she could not pick her way to his true feelings. You’re so dense, she said. I like pie, he replied.

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Twister 1998

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He steadies his nerves and clears his throat and stands up and looks over the assembled, family all, and he says, I want to believe in love.

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Twister 1997

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The eternal wait for the departure promised by arousal. Then the recriminations. This had been an awkward century, he tells her, sheepishly.

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Twister 1996

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He gets up and walks to the freezer and he takes out an ice cube tray. He gives her a look, sending a shiver up her spine. Not yet, he says.

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Twister 1995

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He loves the smell of the air from her nostrils. He will do anything for her. Will you give me a bikini wax? she asks. Except that, he says.

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