Twisters

T 3823

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The food arrived, a collection of greases. She studied what lay between them. I don’t love you enough, she said. But he was too busy eating.

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T 3822

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They heard the singing, both of them, a heavenly chorus of pre-pubescent boys or something, and she turned to him and said, I was that good.

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T 3821

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

And then he ate bad fish and then he shit his pants and then he got stopped for speeding and then the cop laughed and then things got worse.

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T 3820

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They argued over the groceries. She insisted on healthy stuff. He said, I choose foods based on how they make you smell. This turned her on.

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T 3819

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The debauchery of youth gives way to a magnificent corner office. Tailored suits cover the tattoos but the frequent sighs uncover a lot more

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T 3818

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The water was gray and cold and they stood on the dock, hesitantly, and she said, Let’s make this mean something, and then he pushed her in.

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T 3817

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

When she realized he wasn’t going to shut up she said, Are you done? And he lost his train of thought. Because he had a lot of flaws to list.

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T 3816

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

This is their life, on display at the yard sale, broken objects scattered across a dying lawn. A man comes looking for glue. They both laugh

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T 3815

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They told secrets and used the power of those secrets as currency. And some got rich and some became poor. And some got punched in the nose.

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T 3814

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The boy fell down and his father said, Get up now, and the boy cried, Feel my pain! and the father saw a magnificent future for his only son

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