Twisters

T 5660

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

He picks up the rags and decides he’s going to quit his job. He wants out. He goes home and kisses his wife. You need a better job, he says.

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T 5659

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

Because I felt lost. Because the sun felt harsh and not warm. Because she said I smelled like salami. But that was a lie. I don’t eat salami.

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T 5658

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

He puts down the hammer and says, What? and she says, I can’t stand the noise can you please keep it down? and he picks up the hammer again.

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T 5657

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

She has amazingly pedicured toes, and I tell her I’d like to suck them, and she says, That’s gross, and that’s how I know she’s superficial.

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T 5656

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

She had been gone for a few days, away on business, and the house was a mess. He opened a bag of chips, and called her. I miss you, he said.

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T 5655

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

She’d been rude to him the night before, maybe too rude, and she asked him about it and he said, I have no standards, and she felt powerless.

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T 5654

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

The plane hit bad turbulence. She squeezed his hand, and he said, I’m married, and she said, I’m scared. She was beautiful. Me too, he said.

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T 5653

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

He yelled, and yelled some more, and she said, You must like beating dead horses. You’re prettier than that, he said. And then they made up.

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T 5652

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

She said she’d had enough of their relationship, and he asked why. She said, You’re a victim and you’re self righteous. And he said, I know.

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T 5651

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2012

You’re being prickly, she said, and he ignored her, but their kid thought it hilarious and she said, Not like that, but the kid didn’t care.

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