Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 220

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When my kid said “don’t touch my candy” I thought he meant “eat all of it.” And then I told him, “Son I’m just losing my paternal instinct.”

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Twister 100

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The frosting was colored with too much curacao. He knew this would cost him his job but the kids didn’t seem to mind. They called him uncle.

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Twister 397

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

A wave desperation came over him before he calmed down and accepted that she was leaving. Who’s going to feed the kids? he asked, whimpering

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Twister 469

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The morning was noise, the pulling of sheets, the ruination of the deliciousness of waking. I don’t want children anymore, he told his wife.

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Twister 533

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The neighbors called them a sitcom family. The parents yelled ethnically. The young kids acted like grownups. And evenings meant group hugs.

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Twister 625

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He stubbed his toe and let loose with invective and then noticed his son. And there’s a lot more where that came from, he told the youngster

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Twister 705

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The pool was unusually cold, like the ocean off the coast of Maine. The men refused to go in. The boys didn’t care; they had nothing to lose

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Twister 759

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Each time he came home to his family and saw food on the table he swelled with pride. With what he could provide. Except on nights like this

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Twister 862

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

A rip in her pants led to a flirtatious comment from a stranger led to a shared umbrella led to the utter devastation of her happy marriage.

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Twister 941

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kid found a sword in the park. The mother said, We should call the police. The father said, It’s Excalibur over there, kid get me a beer

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