Twisters

T 5387

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

Rehab plays gently over the pharmacy sound system. Pop culture doesn’t do irony, he thinks as he purchases another box of large size condoms.

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T 5386

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

The condo has the mustiness of a long life. The smell reminds him of his grandmother before her sex change. After that it was all Old Spice.

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T 5385

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

A gust of wind interrupts the picnic. He says, Now what. I got us ballet tickets, she says. He hears the laughter of his friends in the wind.

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T 5384

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

The salesman says, You have lovely toes. She blushes and says, Thank you. And he puts three of her toes in his mouth. She doesn’t pull away.

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T 5383

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

The toast pops out. Grape jelly? he asks. Only you could make that sound sexy, she replies. And he learns he’ll have to think up dinner too.

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T 5382

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

Coffee gives me the shakes, he said as he shimmied up to her, but you’re an earthquake. She kissed him. He stopped shaking and began to glow.

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T 5381

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

Our date was going well but then she said “Eco chic” while talking about some place in Costa Rica, so I left and I didn’t even pay the bill.

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T 5380

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2012

They ran the stranger down. He said, Yes I killed the dog, and then he said, At least I didn’t kill a person. And someone said, Depends who.

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T 5379

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

He felt a pinch and woke and she pushed him down and tweezed another ear hair, and he said, You’re too good, and she said, Your back’s next.

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T 5378

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

He rolled off her and fell asleep. She closed her eyes, and imagined a world illuminated by disco lights. How deep is your love? she huffed.

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