Twisters

T 5519

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He builds up the courage to say, I love you, and she asks, Are you being ironic? and he says, Why would you think that? and she says, Oh my.

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T 5518

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

The old man at the end of the bar says, You play the game and sometimes you lose, and the young woman beside him says, But sometimes you win.

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T 5517

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He opened the door and sneezed; he knew she’d brought her cat over without asking. He sneezed again. Then she laughed and said, You’re cute.

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T 5516

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

Home is where I do the disgusting things, he sighs. Like fart while eating steak. But that’s not disgusting, she says. And then he proposes.

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T 5515

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

One: The boys grow up. Two: The boys get in some big trouble. Three: Their mother makes it all about her. Four: The boys eat Oreos and plot.

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T 5514

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

The DJ played ELO’s Telephone Line. The man at the end of the bar said, I miss making out with girls wearing braces. Then his mother called.

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T 5513

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

He casts the line and he breathes in the damp air and a fly flies up his nostril and he falls out of the boat and drowns. The fish bite him.

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T 5512

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

He made her an omelet. Cooked some bacon. Roasted potatoes. There was a rose in a simple vase on the table. I’m not ready for this, she said.

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T 5511

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

She screamed and hit him, and he said, I needed a snack. She hit him again and said, Stop flirting. And she regretted saying it immediately.

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T 5510

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 2, 2012

This argument at this time. This will change lives. Their lives. They both know it. He has the sense to back away. And she chases after him.

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