The kids played with rockets in the back yard. The parents were in the bedroom, naked from the waist down. Skyrocket’s in flight, they sang.
Tagged: Family (813)
Twister 2208
From the den, the ad man yells, Honey, I need another King of Beers! In the kitchen, his wife grits her teeth and says, Calgon, take me away
Twister 2289
I’m marooned, he cried and he wasn’t wrong. Yes, he was in his backyard with his wife and a pitcher of sangria. But he felt completely alone
Twister 2393
The work was demanding, requiring much travel. His wife seemed understanding. He was convinced it was good for his marriage. Until it wasn’t
Twister 2525
He had turned into a psychopath at work. At home his family life tumbled toward something unredeemable. I think I’m broken, he told his wife
Twister 2657
He cooked hoping to impress her. He chopped wood. He played the guitar. No matter what he did though, he would look like her father forever.
Twister 2817
The kids sang bad songs and ate hot dogs. Then a guy took his shirt off. Then a girl did too. Her father looked on. I don’t get it, he said.
Twister 2935
The kids play in the backyards, bubbling with laughter, shooting water pistols. Their fathers are busy in those same yards building fences.
Twister 3144
The kid comes home and utters a new word and the mother says, Where’d you learn that? and later that day she asks her husband what it means.
Twister 3349
There was talk of his weight. Much discussion. Inquiries into his personal life. Questions about his diet. And then his mother said, Come in
