T 6391

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

He steps out of the shower and says, I’m clean now. And she lays on the bed and says, Me too. They share a giggle. And proceed to get dirty.

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T 6390

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

She smiles so hard it hurts my face. I can imagine her shilling scented dish soap. You confound all of my expectations, I admit. She snorts.

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T 6389

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

I saw the whole thing, I told the policewoman. And then I started laughing. And I couldn’t stop. Can you believe how sensitive I am? I asked.

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T 6388

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

I drank the wine. A lady told me, You’re suppose to spit it out, and she pointed to a bucket. That night I told my kid grown ups were stupid.

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T 6387

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

The deer crap all over the yard. He thinks of the dollars he’s already spent. And for what? For deer shit. Too bad I hate venison, he thinks.

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T 6386

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

The car swims through oncoming traffic, like salmon on the spawn. The driver sneezes, and cars explode, one by one, and he tastes his guilt.

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T 6385

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

I rang her doorbell and waited. I thought about all the things that had led me to this moment. By the time she opened the door I was crying.

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T 6384

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

The men on TV talk about food, using words nobody can admit to not understanding. I love these guys, coos my wife, while I attack the nachos.

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T 6383

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

He told his parents about his new love. She makes me bigger, he said. This made his mother happy. His father too. But for different reasons.

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T 6382

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 13, 2013

We had a lot to do and she told me to make a list so I mimed a sinking ship and she said, Oh you handsome sailor, and then I had to propose.

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