Twister 3711

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He opened the door and she walked in and said, Your place smells like a day old porn set. And he wondered whether she was using a euphemism.

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Twister 3710

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

And then they sat to watch television except no one really watched. This is like sitting around a fireplace, the kid said. And he was right.

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Twister 3709

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

We watched the young women dressed in red dresses, flaunting impending power, the world and how they’d shape it, and we felt old and thirsty

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Twisters 3708

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They had walked for so long. He was thirsty. My leg hurts, he complained. This was his fault. Shut up or I’ll punch the other one, she said.

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Twisters 3707

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He trudges the family to the photo studio at the department store. The photographer asks them everyone to smile. But that isn’t their style.

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Twisters 3706

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

Who does he admit this to? Who would not hear this and question his sanity? But his dog is talking to him. Really. Ever since the wife left.

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Twisters 3705

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The shopping was endless and he’d had it but love kept him from saying anything untoward until he said, Your feet are bigger than I realized

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Twisters 3704

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The weather changed. He turned to her and said, Like that. She ignored him because she knew he was in love with her. Like a pinball, he said

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Twisters 3703

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He calls her therapist The Laxative because he feels shat on every time she goes. She says, Ew. He thinks she needs more work on her issues.

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Twisters 3702

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

You must be a plus size model, he says. He means it in the best way. But later that evening he sees there may never be a good way to say it.

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