Twister 942

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were lovers before they were parents. They dropped the kids off and went away and locked themselves up. And lost the key. And the kids.

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Twister 941

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kid found a sword in the park. The mother said, We should call the police. The father said, It’s Excalibur over there, kid get me a beer

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Twister 940

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She was surrounded by unshaven anoerexic guys in v-neck sweaters. When she challenged them to armwrestle they scattered, leaves in the wind.

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Twister 939

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

These pants are demanding, he says. You’re demanding, she says. Oh, grow up, he says. Grow up, she mocks. And then she stabs him with a fork

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Twister 938

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He eyed some hummels at the porn star’s yard sale. But when he saw the state of her used underwear, he lost all desire and achieved Nirvana.

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Twister 937

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He listens to the sounds from the living room, the cartoon violence of the video game, the mirth of teenagers. And then he hears the sirens.

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Twister 936

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were a typical family with their suppressed resentments. Fights were resolved with pizza. Until one day when junior ordered the calzone

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Twister 935

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She keeps looking back at him during the group photo. He thinks she’s insecure, seeking validation. She can’t believe the shirt he’s wearing

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Twister 934

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He undoes his tie and walks home. Then he decides to down a shot at each bar he passes. And then in the park he kicks a pigeon. Just because

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Twister 933

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He looks at the shoes in the closet and remembers all the walks, the adventures. Memories. The mess in the park. And then shoes meet garbage

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