Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 1269

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His family civilized him. He made love to his wife, he doted on the kids, he drank wine. And because he knew himself, he begged her to stay.

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Twister 1354

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The boredom was so profound it illuminated the room and the kids felt burnt by it. This is a new low, Frank said. I’ve been lower, Jack said

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Twister 1429

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her parents were poor and could not afford braces to fix her overbite. Her husband would thank his in-laws if he could. But he knows not to.

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Twister 1546

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She says, Chew some gum. He takes a breath mint. I don’t want my dad to smell me on your breath, she says. I should shave too then, he says.

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Twister 1665

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

First there was frustration and then heavy drinking and then words better left unsaid and then guilt. Especially since the kids were around.

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Twister 1769

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He practices magic and he keeps making potential girlfriends disappear. I’m not doing this right, he tells his mother. Wear gloves, she says

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Twister 1925

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Foxes invaded the gardens and ate the flowers. She conveniently forgot her long held aversion to fur coats. I miss the children, she wailed.

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Twister 2054

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wasn’t faithful to his wife over some deeply felt monogamy. Rather, he feared she might be the only one who’d accept his awkward grunting

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Twister 2184

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The boy looked at his parents like aliens one day. It just happened, during breakfast. They had become aliens to him. He loved sugary cereal

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Twister 2283

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Parker tells his parents and his mother is thrilled; she’s longed to hear her son announce his marriage. His father downs a shot of whiskey.

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