Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 2923

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He stared at the moon and held her closer. She felt her life changing as she fell further into him. He just wanted one of his mom’s cookies.

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Twister 3127

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her relatives closed in on her. Well, that’s what it felt like. You’re stifling me, she moaned. But none of them were familiar with the word

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Twister 3309

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The sound is a vast and awesome thing. It fills the house. Every corner of it. And then laughter. The kid’s going to need therapy, she says.

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Twister 3479

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Within a day he’d found out that she was into yoga, wore organic cotton and didn’t like hockey. He couldn’t tell his dad anything about her.

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Twister 3601

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His kid wanted to play but he begged off, saying someting about his aching back, and he caught his wife blushing and he said, Dad loves you.

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Twister 323

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They fondled each other and took photos. The room was rank and he spilled something on the carpet. My mother’s going to kill you, she said.

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Twister 77

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It wasn’t the dress that had him falling in love. And it wasn’t the way she laughed. It was the bits of wedding cake that covered her shoes.

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Twister 172

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They bought her a pony and thought that would be enough. What’s it going to eat? she asked. There’s pizza in the fridge, dad said. And sushi

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Twister 247

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It’s a zoo in here, Jill tells her son. I feel like an elephant, he says. My trunk hurts. Jill gets a drink, trying to decode the euphemism.

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Twister 47

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They hated the cold but work took them to northern Alaska. It could be a lot worse, he said. No but it will be, she said. She was sure of it

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