Twister 3599

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Inside the dark room, the eternal exploration of touch and sense; indelible images imprinted onto young minds. And the unavoidable giggling.

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Twister 3598

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Then the girl with the big thighs said, I could crush you, and he looked her up and down and said, I’d look forward to that, and she smiled.

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Twister 3597

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His kid said, What is that? and he said, Back hair, and his kid pointed elsewhere, and he said, There are good things about growing up, too.

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Twister 3596

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He came home late and admitted his infidelity. Why would you do that? she said, on the verge of tears. He hoped the question was rhetorical.

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Twister 3595

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And the sound echoed through the house, the sound of evil, and she found him retching from the drink, and she held his head because of love.

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Twister 3594

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He dropped the strawberries and they scattered across the room. Don’t move, she said. And he didn’t. Neither did she. So now what? he asked.

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Twister 3593

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Their hands trembled. His did. His hands trembled. Hers were merely clammy. Very clammy. Her hands were very clammy. So it ended badly, ok?

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Twister 3592

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Sometimes, he would attend large gatherings surrounded by friends and feel more alone than he thought possible. And sometimes, he felt fine.

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Twister 3591

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He said, I’d like to be famous enough to be called “The” something. And she knew there was a good joke in this but the moment was too tender

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Twister 3590

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The hand lotion fell to the floor, and then the parents walked in, and the dad shouted, Oh my God! and the mom said, Is that my hand lotion?

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