Twister 782

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was wearing headphones. And the XTC was playing loud. So walking through the park he didn’t realize how audible the farts he let go were.

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Twister 781

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They announced last call and the piano player kind of keeled over. A desperation hung in the air. It seemed stupid to go outside for a smoke

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Twister 780

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She loved him but she also loved baked potatoes and Hawaii and kittens and lacy underwear. He was OK with not being special. But she wasn’t.

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Twister 779

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dogs circled them, their wet noses working overtime. They were hungry. Their tongues were ready. But the dogs weren’t allowed on the bed

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Twister 778

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His breath was a smell that could only come out of the other end of the digestive tract. I’m either too human, or not human enough, he said.

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Twister 777

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He hobbled out of a relationship and went straight to the bar and sat there and drank himself into another relationship. It ended even worse

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Twister 776

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He hated the smells of his apartment building. The weird foods and stale smoke. The knowledge that everyone was having more fun than he was.

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Twister 775

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The twins received invites to The Gluttons’ Ball. They were thrilled. Their mother called it a sign. And in their excitement they both died.

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Twister 774

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Frank climbed the mountain and the old man on top said, Life is an illusion. And Frank punched the old man in the face and watched him bleed

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Twister 773

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His mother was in deep into her 80s when she discovered progressive rock. So he searched out the highest cliff he could find. And he jumped.

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