Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 3490

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His son plays X-Box singing The Final Countdown and his dad puts his book down because he knows his wife is about to say, Your kid not mine.

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Twister 3609

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It has rained. Worms crowd the street. A boy takes his bike out and runs over them. The crunches reverberate. His father switches to oatmeal

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Twister 16

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It’s grim; the blues are all wrong. This ain’t a home renovation, she thinks. She wants a soda. She calls her husband. I hate you, she says.

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Twister 78

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The mother says, that’s a persimmon, dear. She says, I’M not the one spoiling you. She says, point that thing away from me! She says, oh my.

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Twister 448

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He left work and discovered he’d left the keys in the minivan. He struck up a conversation with a young cop. It ended in shame on both sides

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Twister 255

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wonders what would happen to a bird suffering from vertigo. They’re called penguins, his father says. I feel like a penguin then, he says

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Twister 342

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The house burned quickly. The family was fine. A fireman came out holding a charred fondue stick. It wasn’t even very good, she said, crying

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Twister 176

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

You park fast, Lou tells me. It’s a talent of yours that I admire, he says. So what if you hate oranges? At least you can blame that on mom.

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Twister 510

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He dreamt in French and realized it was only a ham and cheese sandwich. His Japanese car was assembled in Alabama. He always says Van Damme!

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Twister 601

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He is tragically untalented. He blames everything on his mother’s overbearing nature. My penis is small because of my skinny jeans, he says.

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