T 4246

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

They are aglow. Breathless. What do you love? she asks. I love Chinese food, he says. I know that, she says. He had no idea she was Chinese.

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T 4245

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

He’s trying to teach his son about hard work. Above them, birds fly effortlessly riding the updrafts. I’m never going to flap, the son says.

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T 4244

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

Another late party in the neighbors’ yard. Drunken happiness causing bitterness. Convulsions. I need a gun, he thought. He thought it often.

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Short Stories for All!

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

Every once in a while I’m going to put a short story up here. This one, which I wrote over a year ago, was supposed to be published in a few places and nothing ever happened and I got tired of waiting to share it with everyone. So here it is. I first read it […]

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Kingdom of Noise

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

1. There they are. Everywhere. But mostly in your personal space. Because of the noise. They will yell things that are regrettable and mildly offensive and then they will eat overly-salted fast food and make more loud noises and think of themselves in ways that no one else might ever think. They will drink things […]

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Ruining Young Minds Since 2011

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 2, 2011

My Twisters are now…in high school textbooks. Yes. Canadian students from grades 10 to 12 are being subjected to my Twisters among other far superior works. I sold two sets of Twisters (to the same publisher – but for different books) but this is the first textbook I’ve seen. Other than my contribution, I have […]

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