Twister 882

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a saucier in a bad restaurant. He got into fights with people who called him “saucy.” When he drew blood the comments were relentless

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Twister 881

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It was the kind of morning where even the water tasted good. He reveled in the day’s perfection. And then he saw where the sewer pipes went.

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Twister 880

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She loved apples; he was allergic. She drove slowly; he drove fast. She was straight; he was gay. Otherwise, they were meant for each other.

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Twister 879

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He painted the walls blue. He sat alone in his room drinking Irish whiskey. He loved his Samantha Fox posters and didn’t pay the phone bills

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Twister 878

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones brought the sushi into the boardroom. He imagined himself a shogun warrior. In battle. Instead of coming up with PR plans for diapers.

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Twister 877

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They had spent the day feeding each other candies and falling in love. I want to mix your molasses, he said. And she could tell he meant it.

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Twister 876

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The date was going well until he said, You have a great name for a drag queen. She took unkindly to this. His streak of bad dates continued.

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Twister 875

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The inquisition over, he left the room and opened a beer and though it was warm he pulled it back in one draw. He hated parent-teacher night

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Twister 874

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was a regal air to the dinnerparty. Handsome guests dressed in their finest. And then the youngest blurted out his newest word: Vagina

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Twister 873

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The city lay in ruins. Not a building was upright. Hungry dogs roamed the streets. He looked at her and smiled and said, Let’s do that again

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