Twisters

T 6159

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

My glasses broke so I fixed them with tape. You’ve become one of those people, my wife said. And later that night we made love in a new way.

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T 6158

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

They were seated. He rubbed his hands and said, I’m so hungry. The waiter came by and sneered at them. And said, We don’t serve actual food.

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T 6157

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

The empty road lay before us like an awful movie. She took off her shoes and put her feet on the dash. Remember when this was sexy? she said.

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T 6156

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

The game was close. Beer me! I yelled. Why do you take my love for granted? she asked. I should have turned the TV off then. I know that now.

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T 6155

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

We ate schnitzel and watched our new dog relieve itself inappropriately and I said, We’re just missing the sauerkraut, and no one understood.

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T 6154

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

He grows cold and begins shivering. He grows nostalgic, remembering obscure things. He looks at her hands. This won’t hurt, she reminds him.

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T 6153

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

He’d forgotten to change his ring tone. Everyone in the conference hall heard his wife’s attempts at Gloria Gaynor. He’d never been prouder.

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T 6152

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

The car stopped on an empty road and she leaned over and kissed him. He said, It’s not working. Then she gave him a kick, just to make sure.

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T 6151

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

The parched earth drank up the rain. The farmer inhaled the damp earth and wept. I just peed my pants, he yelled. His wife rediscovered god.

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T 6150

By Arjun Basu | Published: January 5, 2013

We sipped water off our bodies and told bad jokes and laughed in museums. We acknowledged our love and made promises. And then we got bored.

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