Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 552

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He flicks the ashes and watches them fall to the earth. And then the wind picks up and the trajectory of embers heads straight for the baby.

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Twister 635

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The marriage ended somewhere on a two lane road south of Cleveland. The kids in the backseat sensed it too. The kid in the trunk had no idea

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Twister 716

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He horked a loogie and a gust of wind took it and deposited it on the little girl’s face. Her father was a wrestler. And the troubles began.

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Twister 773

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His mother was in deep into her 80s when she discovered progressive rock. So he searched out the highest cliff he could find. And he jumped.

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Twister 874

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was a regal air to the dinnerparty. Handsome guests dressed in their finest. And then the youngest blurted out his newest word: Vagina

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Twister 955

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The first time he changed his kid’s diaper, he dry-heaved for an hour. The second time he confronted his fears in his own way. He tasted it.

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Twister 1084

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His nickname was The Scrod. He didn’t know why. His mom finally told him it had something to do with his breath. He felt suicidal after that

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Twister 1259

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He came home so drunk he couldn’t stand. His wife had had enough of his drinking and called him a drunk. Wrong, he said. I’m just an asshole

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Twister 1324

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The pebbles against the window startled the chickens and woke everyone in the house. We take this fresh thing way too far, he told his wife.

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Twister 1418

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He is a man of great accomplishment. His commercials for snack crackers have won awards in Finland. His children still call him The SnotDad.

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