Twister 1724

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was a brawl at work because someone yelled “Frank Black is God” and after someone says that there really is no room for any discussion

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Twister 1723

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

We look at the gang of children and see the inheritors of the earth, the oracles of the future. Leaders. All overweight. And slightly wheezy

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Twister 1722

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

To impress her he studies Shakespeare and learns about Danish design but he doesn’t lose weight. There are some things I can not do, he says

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Twister 1721

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He worked for a newspaper as a city reporter so he sat in his cubicle and made up stories about shooting the sun. It seemed more productive.

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Twister 1720

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When she said, I have a gun, he got deeply aroused and she noticed this and made a face and said, That’s sick. And his arousal was complete.

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Twister 1719

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She’s a shy girl, but she gets up on stage and sings country songs with the kind of voice that destroys mens’ hearts. Plus she has big boobs.

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Twister 1718

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She examined the whole thing in a coldly forensic manner. And the conclusion was obvious. See? We should never have gotten married, she said

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Twister 1717

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Come morning, they smiled and kissed and touched each other and readied themselves for the day. Our lives should be an infomercial, he said.

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Twister 1716

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When they built a glass partition down their middle of the bedroom she had insisted on frosted glass. Why? he asked. For the kids, she said.

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Twister 1715

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He pulls up his pants, defeated by the moment. The air is thick with recrimination and sorrow. We never get fat where we want, he tells her.

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