Twister 1564

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones drives a little faster than he needs to. In his mind images of mud wrestling. In the backseat his son threatens to soil the upholstery

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Twister 1563

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He is a successful businessman. He owns six cars and supports many charities. He is childless however. Even though he buys diapers ever day.

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Twister 1562

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Frank insists he’s not a metrosexual. That’s so passé, he tells me, as he saunters over happily to the salon to get his eyebrows done again.

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Twister 1561

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The umbrella was useless against the cold rain. He stood outside the house and a desperation set in. His wife hadn’t even given him a shirt.

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Twister 1560

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The rain fell and they felt reborn somehow and even though they recognized the banality of the feeling it was a relief to finally be average

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Twister 1559

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He can hardly run to the bus stop. He knows he’s out of shape. He wants to live a long life. But mostly he wants extra onions on his burger.

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Twister 1558

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wakes up to the sound of rain on the car roof. He tries to make sense of his surroundings. He lights a smoke. You’re not my wife, he says

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Twister 1557

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jim’s tie is askance. His pants are around his ankles. And his colleague’s eyebrows are raised. Don’t come in, Jim says. I ate a bad burrito

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Twister 1556

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They messed up the bed, and when they were done the air was heavy with their funk. If you stop breathing, you can smell the ocean, she said.

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Twister 1555

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He loved her deeply but had a lousy way with words. I want to be your bicycle seat, he told her breathlessly. Not today you don’t, she said.

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