Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 2244

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They fought but no one seemed to mind. Until the smell. Because what was left of their love smelled like the carcass of a long dead animal.

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Twister 2354

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He tells his kid he loves him. Then he calls him stupid. Then he gives him a big hug. Then he leaves the house. And he returns a day later.

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Twister 2474

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She stepped out of her clothes and he stood frozen, and she became self conscious then and said, what? and he said, You look like my mother.

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Twister 2576

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They giggled then and made jokes about “afternoon delight” and noticed their son listening to everything and he got more ice cream then ever

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Twister 2725

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her dog died the day she finally worked up the courage to wear the sexiest dress. Which is why she started wearing her father’s old clothes.

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Twister 2912

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wants to be smart enough to be interviewed by Charlie Rose. Or respected like Max Von Sydow. But mother is demanding. She loves oatmeal.

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Twister 3063

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The birds will not leave our tree. I have to wear a raincoat just to pick up the mail. My kids are frightened. Of birds. Nature’s a stinker.

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Twister 3271

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When I was a kid I used to run into the kitchen and yell “I ate a banana!” and my mother would look melancholy and only now I understand why

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Twister 3424

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her brother came over and she eyed him wearily. He said, I don’t know how you explain Kiss without getting into kabuki. And she punched him.

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Twister 3569

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She didn’t call him Meatballs, but Meatloaf, a point she made in front of their kids. Love is pain, he’d say. Before biting into her calzone

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