Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 660

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After his parents’ death, he went up to the attic to sort through their affairs and found so many used sex toys that he threw up for a week.

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Twister 737

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She had the voice of sick duck. But he married the mind. The body. The money. The love was strong. Until the body became that of a sick duck

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Twister 800

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Oh how they tried. They pushed and they pulled. They tried ropes. Heavy machinery. Bribes. And still he would not release the remote control

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Twister 912

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After he pulled his kid from the brawl, he sat him down and said, I love you very much son but I won’t love you forever. The kid understood.

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Twister 1000

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

At the airport he sees the thin veneer of civilization scraped away by a man, his family lost to the candy counter as their flight is called

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Twister 1115

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones was raised a gentleman. And he was. Except on Friday nights, when he forgot about his sons and wife. And pushed the limits of decency.

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Twister 1274

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And when their anger had subsided, the winds whipped forth, and the burgers were finally charred to perfection. And the divorce was delayed.

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Twister 1364

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her mother warned her it was true. And after the hamster’s eyes popped out, the daughter learned it was possible to love something to death.

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Twister 1437

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The family sits around the table eating bland food, watching television, ignoring their collective pain, shelving the truth.Thinking nothing

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Twister 1547

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

So this blind guy hit me with his walking stick. Hard. I didn’t want to but I punched him. I told my kid, You didn’t see that. He understood

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