Twister 1253

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And at the end of the day he took his gin and tonic into the dappled gold of the yard and kicked the soccer ball through the kitchen window.

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Twister 1252

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He spent his day at the mall with his wife and kids. Lost amid the incessant shopping, the gluttony of need, he imagined doing awful things.

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Twister 1251

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kid was so disappointed there were no dinosaurs at the zoo that his mother bent down and softly said, Next time we’ll bring your father.

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Twister 1250

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He draws on her thighs and says, that’s fat. She grabs the pen and draws a circle on his belly. So’s that, she says. Then they start eating.

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Twister 1249

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When the shouting stops, he takes a deep breath and shuts his eyes and counts to three. It’s a purse, he says. And the shouting begins again

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Twister 1248

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His t-shirt said TRUCKER and he told me it was ironic. When I said I didn’t get it he called me a loser. So I bought it off him and burnt it

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Twister 1247

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They sit on the couch admiring the kids, smiling, full of love. I need a drink, he says. She takes his hand. Just wait a few years, she says

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Twister 1246

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They walk into the meeting confident men. And they exit questioning the color of the sky in the world. Except Jones. He’s holding his crotch

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Twister 1245

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She shows him her wedding ring and he just shrugs. I would be more interested in you if my ring bothered you, she says. I never win, he says

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Twister 1244

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The sun exposed the blemishes of the yard. He knew the neighbors would complain again. But that giant run down statue of Madonna was staying

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