Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 241

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He felt a kind of freedom when she told him what to do. I’ve been a bad boy, he told her. Not now, dear, she said. Just take out the garbage

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Twister 258

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He couldn’t stand it anymore so he shot the TV. Now what? his wife asked. We could play cards, he said. You killed them last week, she said.

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Twister 430

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Andrew wanted to grasp the difference between his love of pork products and the love he felt for his family. And that meant more sandwiches.

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Twister 444

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He used words like “groovy” when he wanted to embarrass the kids. But when the kids embarrassed him at the mall, he stopped talking to them.

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Twister 511

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His son’s first word was “crap.” This filled him with an immense pride he couldn’t admit publicly. Including to his wife. Or his girlfriend.

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Twister 602

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a good father but a lousy husband. His wife and his kids disagreed. He didn’t know whether to stay or go. So he moved to the basement

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Twister 664

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The day begins as any other day. Burnt toast. An argument about sex. Smelly farts. And then his feelings of emasculation. And hers of regret

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Twister 740

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His wife called him a pig enough times that he believed it. He had an affair with his son’s grade three teacher. The son went kosher finally

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Twister 819

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Burt fell and injured his head and lost his memory and fell in love with the nurse who turned out to be his sister. Who had never loved him.

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Twister 916

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He knew he could be more effective if he cried so he buried his face in his hands and pulled some nose hairs. He was soon on the golf course

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