Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 712

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There had been some familial tensions but then the kid said booger during dinner and the dad put some pasta up his nose. The mom got napkins

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Twister 762

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He liked his steak rare. He robbed convenience stores when he could. He treated his girlfriends brutally. And he still lived with his mother

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Twister 867

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When he slept with his kid’s soccer coach he knew he’d crossed a line. Because now he’d have to lie to his wife and son. And his other lover

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Twister 942

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were lovers before they were parents. They dropped the kids off and went away and locked themselves up. And lost the key. And the kids.

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Twister 1050

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a successful man. Until he bought the swank condo. Which he called a descent into madness. And then he moved back in with his parents

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Twister 1251

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kid was so disappointed there were no dinosaurs at the zoo that his mother bent down and softly said, Next time we’ll bring your father.

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Twister 1321

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And if that weren’t enough he trashed the car. My shiny new car. And all this because he can cook? Mom says he’s a keeper. Of what exactly?

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Twister 1411

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The crowd is hushed, expectant. They smell of expensive perfume and old money. He leans over to his wife. I have an itchy butt, he whispers.

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Twister 1479

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Then she says, And he called me ugly, and he holds her in his arms as she sobs and feels bad that he kind of agrees with the lout’s opinion.

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Twister 1607

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His kid told him his hair smelled like “throw up” and no matter how much he shampooed he couldn’t help but feel that his love life was over.

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