Twister 1994

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The ground was hard with cold and when they fell on it she said, No love is worth this, and he said she was wrong and she said, No, I’m not.

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Twister 1993

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They wake up at opposite ends of the room, fully clothed, unsure of the night’s purpose. Or results. Am I happy or angry with you? she asks.

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Twister 1992

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wants to believe in the possibility of magic. Mostly he wants to get through the evening without people noticing the stain on his crotch.

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Twister 1991

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

A fire started in the kitchen. They ran out of the bedroom naked. He sprayed the fire with water. How hot was that? he asked her, breathless

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Twister 1990

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He would lie to her, and often, but he thought it benign. And the lies continued into old age and then, alas, into the age of endless regret

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Twister 1989

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

I told the cop, I thought it was biscotti, and the cop was, no way fuck, yes he swore, but I’m in jail, because she had an allergic reaction

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Twister 1988

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The party ended, and the remaining guests walked around dazed, drunk with drunkenness, desperate for something. I need someone, a guy said.

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Twister 1987

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And she kissed him, finally, long after the courtship had begun. She kissed him deeply, with purpose, passionately. It’s too late, he sighed

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Twister 1986

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The boys climbed the tree to get closer to the stars. The little one got stuck and had to pee. So he peed. Right on his dad’s upturned head.

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Twister 1985

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He speaks of the banality of celebrity, as if he knows anything about the subject. You think you know everything, she says. I know, he says.

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