Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 1474

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He said, I’m going for a walk, and didn’t return. His family looked for him and then had to give up. And went back to watching their TV show

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Twister 1603

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After the kids tracked mud through the house and the dog crapped on the floor he went up to his wife and said, We totally live in a cartoon.

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Twister 1730

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When the freezer held only boxes of chicken fingers, he realized his job was done and it would be mere seconds before his wife left for good

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Twister 1854

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He suffers a restless nap and dreams terrible dreams and he wakes up and kisses and hugs the kids and says, you have a lot explaining to do.

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Twister 2012

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Winter arrived and still the chores had not been done and then one day they were. Mom’s such a man, the kid said. Dad rapped him up the head

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Twister 2103

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Over brunch the family complained he no longer made sense. He disputed this vigorously. His wife rolled her eyes. Julie Christie! he yelled.

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Twister 2234

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He throws the wine goblet against the wall. She watches with indifference. Pass the salad, she says. He starts to cry. And passes the salad.

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Twister 2327

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watched her bake muffins. He hugged her from behind and they ended up on the floor. Then he heard the kids. I forgot we had them, he said

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Twister 2461

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He dreamt of strippers dancing on the hood of his Toyota. You never dream of me anymore, his wife said. That’s not entirely true, he replied

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Twister 2557

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was love involved but then there were babies and the love was eroded by the relentless geology of domesticity. Until they got a hooker

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