Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 2000

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The father stands and says, Pretend you’re cows, and the kids take him at his word and start mooing. And he says, No one’s as smart as I am.

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Twister 2074

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Everyone thought I was gay when I was younger. Maybe I was just beautiful or happy or something. Maybe I should blame everything on my kids.

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Twister 2212

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He’d eaten breakfast too early. At his eleven o’clock he became irritable with hunger. And so he texted his son and said simply, I blame you

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Twister 2314

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He lies under the sheets, naked, expectant. She comes home from work later than usual, and sees his excitement. You get the couch, she says.

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Twister 2423

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The doctor blamed sodium for his blood pressure. He disagreed. He blamed his kids. Especially the one with the nose rings. He hated that one

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Twister 2550

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She says, I met him on a conference call. Her dad says, Kids these days. She speaks about love. Marriage maybe. Was it a video call? he asks

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Twister 2698

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They weren’t happy any longer, though both were years from acknowledging it. And so they ate dinner in silence, both imagining lovelier days

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Twister 2875

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The elevator was rank. She entered and made a face and then stared at him with considerable loathing. Do you hate your mother? he asked her.

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Twister 3010

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wonders if he’s ever been more irrelevant. And then a dog comes and pees on his leg. He laughs. Until he recognizes the dog as his kids’.

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Twister 3180

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They sat under a tree, dressed formally in ties. He told his stories. Anything longer than it is wide, he said. The children were sent home.

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