Twisters

T 5781

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He woke and said, I really have to pee, and she moved closer and he said, That doesn’t help, and then he sighed and she said, How about now?

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T 5780

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He had not seen the family in a decade. They sat down for dinner. He said, There’s a lot of fat in this sausage. His mother got up and left.

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T 5779

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

Teach me something, she says. She moves closer, until he can feel the heat of her breath. He says, I know how to make a great grilled cheese.

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T 5778

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

This is the thing. We gather around it and proclaim our wonder. We say, Build it a pedestal. And then we get closer. And it consumes us all.

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T 5777

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

He took her hand. He said, You make me pee my pants. She stared into his eyes. Then he said, Like right now. And she said, That is not love.

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T 5776

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

I’m not bad at invention, I’m bad at marketing, he says. She hugs him and says, You smell funny, and he says, See what I mean? And she does.

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T 5775

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

I’m not ready for this, he says, and he reaches for a cigarette, and she says, Since when do you smoke? and he says, I’m not ready for this.

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T 5774

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

She brewed the coffee. He opened the pantry and said, I’m tired of cereal. She gasped sarcastically. You’re no help, he said. She liked that.

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T 5773

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

The box arrived. He opened it and tried on the shoes and they fit perfectly and so he ordered more stuff and sat by the front door. Waiting.

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T 5772

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 11, 2012

The wind blew the boat out to sea. We’re fucked now, he said. She took her phone and threw it in the water. I feel guilty already, she said.

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