Twister 2666

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The food had been terribly rich. With much drinking. These were his friends, but he wanted them gone. And when the last one left, he farted.

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Twister 2665

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The ground shook and he awoke buried deep in the rubble and relived the totality of his life’s failures and then the authorities saved him.

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Twister 2664

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The bird fell from the sky and landed at their feet. He wasn’t ready to teach his kids about death. So he told them the bird was just stupid

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Twister 2663

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dinner party was going well but when a guest complained that her rosemary “tasted like soap,” she ran out the door and never looked back

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Twister 2662

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There’s a Chicken Little thing to you, she says and he doesn’t get what she means because he considers himself an optimist. Then he gets it.

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Twister 2661

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her cat was obviously sad. And this made her sad, too. And then her ex-boyfriend came by to drop off her toothbrush. And he laughed at them.

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Twister 2660

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He thought he’d performed well. That he’d entertained her. But then she asked, Is it me or are you really not funny? And he shut up forever.

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Twister 2659

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were tired. Their kids weren’t cooperating. This wasn’t new. Then the television stopped working and they knew they’d just entered hell

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Twister 2658

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The date ended in rancor. He realized she’d misinterpreted his remark about meatballs. And knew he’d be spending a long evening alone again.

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Twister 2657

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He cooked hoping to impress her. He chopped wood. He played the guitar. No matter what he did though, he would look like her father forever.

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