Twister 1804

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The waiter brings his order and he recoils and says, That’s too much food, and now the waiter recoils and says, You must be European, right?

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Twister 1803

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He fell down the stairs yelling, This is not a metaphor! She was laughing before he landed at the bottom. How’s the PhD look now? she asked.

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Twister 1802

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And they watched television with the intensity of a billion stars. And then the children started fussing. And the father said, Who are they?

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Twister 1801

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She comes home after a tough day at work. She pours herself a vodka. She picks up the phone and calls her boyfriend. I’m so needy, she says.

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Twister 1800

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The house was on fire. He woke them up and hustled the family out of the house. Really, he whispered to his wife. Was I so awful last night?

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Twister 1799

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He hungers for the pain he once felt, that ache that announced a new love. And he gets into his car and drives to work. I’m happy, he thinks

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Twister 1798

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dogs are in charge in this park. They patrol the grounds sniffing and flirting, knowing full well that their owners are doing the same.

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Twister 1797

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Every night she pulls lint out of his belly button. She collects it until she has enough to make a sculpture. I love you this much, she says

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Twister 1796

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There is aggression in the voices. It’s like listening in on a convention of talk radio personalities. Slighted men. Though none are slight.

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Twister 1795

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The thin man goes into the fedora shop and says, I use my iPod Shuffle as a tie clip! Hipster beer is produced. And girls try on fake pearls

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