Twister 1614

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His love of cardigans was something he kept secret, a trove of wool and cotton hidden in the closet, away from the tassled whips and chains.

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Twister 1613

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wakes up every morning and bathes and goes to work and eats lunch and comes home and makes dinner and watches tv. Then one day he doesn’t

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Twister 1612

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The room is fragrant with the odor of bread. The TV blares. A woman sits crying on the sofa; she’ll never have what Oprah wants her to have.

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Twister 1611

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They met at a spa. This convinced him they had a great story for future offspring. He was unaware that the spa specialized in high colonics.

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Twister 1610

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was a strong wave of happiness in the room and he wanted to drink it in. Then he realized the happiness was coming from the punch bowl

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Twister 1609

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She was willing to overlook his bad fashion sense and unappealing hair. But when she got to his place she could not get past the furniture.

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Twister 1608

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was stuck in traffic again, every day the same old thing. He was tired of podcasts. And finally understood the real value in car pooling.

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Twister 1607

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His kid told him his hair smelled like “throw up” and no matter how much he shampooed he couldn’t help but feel that his love life was over.

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Twister 1606

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They figured it was either love or mutual indigestion. They’d been eating out a lot. I don’t know about this rich food, he said. She pouted.

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Twister 1605

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When the hill spoke he got how stoned he was and a mild panic set in and he tasted macaroons but they weren’t lemon and that bummed him out.

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