Tagged: Family (813)

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 4

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It’s the kid’s fault, he says. He says this with a conviction that surprises him. I know it is, she says. But you can’t do anything about it

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Twister 68

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

This happened in the backyard on a Sunday afternoon. Too many pina coladas. The shrinkage was an embarrassment. But not out of the ordinary.

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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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Twister 426

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When he grows up he wants to race NASCAR. His father says he’ll never buy him a car. I’m not you, he says. So you’re happy? his father says.

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Twister 508

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The bucolic lawn. Gin tonics on the patio. A koi pond. Ethnic bbq. Polo shirts and floral print dresses. The men dreaming of wife swapping.

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Twister 576

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kid says yay I don’t have to do anything today. The dad says why not? The kid says my teacher said so. She said it’s the idles of March.

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Twister 658

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He’d drunk enough to feel unbalanced and sing songs in fake languages. So he peed on his wife’s flowers and said, I kind of meant to do that

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