Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 1447

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He struggles out of bed and drinks a beer. Opens the fridge and inhales the leftover pizza. Then he calls his mom. And complains about life.

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Twister 1553

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He came home and opened the door quietly and tiptoed in. And found his wife in bed with another man. I was doing something similar, he said.

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Twister 1682

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Her skin glistens with lotion, heated by the sun’s rays. Her hand on a cocktail. And then the cries of her son, who isn’t getting ice cream.

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Twister 1800

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The house was on fire. He woke them up and hustled the family out of the house. Really, he whispered to his wife. Was I so awful last night?

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Twister 1966

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And at the birth of their child he called her a hero but then decided he could never look at her sexually again. You pooped it out, he said.

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Twister 2061

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She searched and searched for the bell to call the butler. I need some croissants! she called out. We don’t have a butler, her husband said.

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Twister 2209

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were all worried about Little Stan. He was soiling his pants again. And yelling Winner winner chicken dinner! at inappropriate moments.

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Twister 2291

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Leftover pierogies from the fridge. A carton of orange juice. Ratty underwear. Van Halen. It’s alright to admit you’re married now, she says

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Twister 2398

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She tells him. He sits down and says, Now I’ll never get to go to a brothel in Italy! And she says, The dream has gone but the baby is real.

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Twister 2528

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He studies the stack of cassettes on the shelf, some diorama of obsolete things. His mother sighs reverently. Did you plug them in? he asks.

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