Twister 561

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He heard something funky and crossed the street and saw eleven kids beating bongos and he thought thoughts of happiness but also of failure.

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Twister 560

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

One day Fred woke up without a nose. Suddenly he lost his fear of public washrooms. Sure kids laughed at him but they no longer repulsed him

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Twister 559

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His skin feels cold, she says. And kind of clammy, she says. And he’s sleeping way too much, she says. He’s dead you idiot, the doctor says.

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Twister 558

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones can feel the pressure, their eyes boring holes into his like drill bits. I can do this! he yells. And then suddenly the cable returns.

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Twister 557

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She’s into yoga and high fashion so he calls her Shanti Pants. Her veganism is often interrupted by bacon. She loves her red cocktails sweet

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Twister 556

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He falls apart when the boss asks him to sit. She’s straightforward. Be strong, she says. And because he knows he can’t, he cries some more.

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Twister 555

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It was the in between weather that got to him. What the heck is fleece? he says. Would you make a decision, she says. I’m so fucked, he says

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Twister 554

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

I’m staring at the wall. At the tiny cracks hiding under the layers of paint. Each stain with its own story. When is my show going to start?

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Twister 553

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He hushed the audience when he said “perception.” Then he said “brand” and they were his. But when he said “grotto” they turned on him. Hard

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Twister 552

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He flicks the ashes and watches them fall to the earth. And then the wind picks up and the trajectory of embers heads straight for the baby.

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