Twister 752

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She slept with a meth addict and dreamt of lions rummaging through her garbage. The next day she smashed her car. It was a total coincidence

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Twister 751

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

I don’t know how you live without any fruit, she says. Stop criticizing me, he says. You’re so sensitive, she says. I wasn’t joking, he says

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Twister 750

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It was a day of drinking and euphemisms. Laughter. Arguments. Farting. When he said, Load the dishwasher, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room

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Twister 749

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He had no illusions but he thought the new minivan kind of sexy. His wife disagreed. Vehemently. I don’t want you to stop loving me, he said

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Twister 748

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And then the night was over. The house was foul. There were cute girls sleeping on the floor. A funk in the air. And a smile on Timmy’s face

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Twister 747

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He sat there trying to imagine something beyond hate. Because that’s what he felt. Especially if she was going to make him clean the toilets

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Twister 746

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The fog lifts and the day’s heat is upon him. John opens a beer and thinks of breakfast. Meaning pizza. Meaning he still misses his ex-wife.

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Twister 745

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She got the covers of some big magazines. She married a tycoon. She divorced him. She took pills. She got the covers of some other magazines

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Twister 744

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her smile was immense. It was as if her mouth could swallow her entire head. This excited the men. Though it also made them feel inadequate.

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Twister 743

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The showdown came at sunset, outside the tanning salon. Two big men eyeing each other wearily. And then one of them said, Show me your thong

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