T 4048

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

He has a craving for chicken, and she says, If you want chicken go kill a chicken, and so they order sushi and feel better about themselves.

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T 4047

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The fire danced in front of them, a halo of light in the jetblack forest, and he made his move then and she sighed and said, I hate camping.

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T 4046

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

He ran out of the store with a large bag of corn chips and he slipped and broke his head open. All because he had won the large bag of chips.

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T 4045

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

And then the elevator stopped moving. He removed his jacket. He was surrounded by women. And he lamented the pathetic state of his underwear.

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T 4044

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

Drinks. And then more. And then punches. And then a smoke and a roundtable discussion on the ancient Stoics. Then more drinks. Then punches.

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T 4043

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

By the time the evening came around, there was certainty to things, he thought so, and he said this with confidence and she stifled a laugh.

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T 4042

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

They ran. Behind them, beyond the receding horizon, something remembered. And they ran. Then, someone said, Why are we running? No one knew.

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T 4041

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The kids arrive and everyone digs into the bounty at the table and he says, Let me tell you a story, and everyone groans. But no one leaves.

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T 4040

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The wind whistling in empty bottles of wine. The onrush of clouds. The exploration of skin. I’m cold, she says. That’s my excuse, he replies.

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T 4039

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

And then, as she was sniffing a large head of cauliflower, he said, This is how much I love you. And she said, Can you believe these prices?

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