T 4193

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 24, 2011

The drone of an organ. Your father had hairy toes, she tells her friend. She leaves out the part about that hair getting stuck in her teeth.

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T 4192

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 24, 2011

They found him writhing under a desk. Are you ok? he was asked. He was and so the meeting started. What a lousy day to try out the new thong.

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T 4191

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 24, 2011

His t-shirt says “Everyone is wrong about everything” and it annoys people so much that he never wears a shirt again. This affects his diet.

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T 4190

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 24, 2011

He ate too quickly and an hour later said, I don’t feel so good, and she rolled her eyes and said, Don’t be so negative, so he ate some more.

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T 4189

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 24, 2011

He kisses his wife and retreats to the closet where he plays with her underwear all day. Then he fixes dinner. Then he kisses his wife again.

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Sneak Peek at Squishy audiobook

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 22, 2011

So Iambik has released a sneak listen for the Squishy audiobook through their Facebook page. The audiobook will be out later this week. If you have 15 minutes to spare, have a listen.

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I’m a Dad Too

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 15, 2011

Another Q&A, this one about my job as a father, the best of my (myriad) jobs. Having a kid has surely changed me in many ways and I allude to some of them here. Though calling me a dad in the “limelight” might be a bit much. A dim light, perhaps.

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Judging at Literary Death Match, London

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 12, 2011

I’m a big fan of the Literary Death Match, a crazy kind of Gong Show meets literary reading night that works for some reason. They take place almost weekly all over the world and if one comes to your town, you should go. I was a judge at the first Montreal event (pix here) and […]

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T 4188

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011

Is this omniscience? I can feel everything you feel. I read your thoughts. Your moods. Your desire. I don’t crave this knowledge. Let me in.  

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T 4187

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 8, 2011

I endorsed her constipation. It made her irritable, and that turned me on. And then she wasn’t constipated. The smell almost killed us both.  

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