Twister 1132

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The workday begins with heroic tales, and the meek announcing their lamentations of the night before. And the guy who dribbles on his pants.

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Twister 1131

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The guys began drinking early in the day and the pizza was ordered before noon. By dinner time the tension was everywhere. But it was sexual

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Twister 1130

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watches the bird fly away. I wish I could do that, he sighs. He takes another bite of his egg sandwich. And crushes an insect underfoot.

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Twister 1129

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He woke up, showered, got dressed. He boarded a bus. He got off a bus. He went to an office. He dreamed about hanging himself. He went home.

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Twister 1128

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The older he gets, the more mysterious waitresses become. Until he sees them as another species, their smiles growing more false every year.

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Twister 1127

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He’s not fat but horizontal stripes don’t work for him. Not that he cares. His mother keeps calling him “heavy.” So the stripes get thicker.

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Twister 1126

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He says, I’d like to eat you. She says, You smell like lobster but in a bad way. And so they go back to doing their crossword puzzles alone.

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Twister 1125

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were kids, touring the continent, sheltered from the hard realities of the world. And because of this they all came home with syphilis.

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Twister 1124

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

By the end of the show, he had eaten two bags of chips, leftover meatloaf and a chocolate bar. That’s enough TV for you, his wife told him.

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Twister 1123

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He spoke well and often poetically and used words like “forever” a lot. And suddenly he realized why he was preparing for his fifth marriage

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