Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 180

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

What bird do hot dogs come from? The kid asks. I can’t remember if sea bass is a good fish, the mother says. Who’s playing tonight? Asks dad

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Twister 252

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Billy writhed in pain. A motley crowd formed around him. It burns, he moaned. Then stop playing with matches honey, his mother said lovingly

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Twister 325

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She found the kid playing with hot dogs and bagels. What are they teaching, she says. Put down the hot dog, she says. I like gravy, he says.

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Twister 82

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was an edge in his voice when he said “pansy.” Something his father didn’t appreciate. I like my eggs runny, the father says. So what?

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Twister 509

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He cracks the egg and pours it into the pan. His vegan son comes by and calls him “abortionist.” His wife forgets to kiss him on her way out

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Twister 582

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Inside the house, a tortured landscape of trendy childrens’ toys. In the back yard, the family, fighting. Out front, a bright and shiny car.

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Twister 660

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After his parents’ death, he went up to the attic to sort through their affairs and found so many used sex toys that he threw up for a week.

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Twister 737

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She had the voice of sick duck. But he married the mind. The body. The money. The love was strong. Until the body became that of a sick duck

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Twister 800

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Oh how they tried. They pushed and they pulled. They tried ropes. Heavy machinery. Bribes. And still he would not release the remote control

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Twister 912

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After he pulled his kid from the brawl, he sat him down and said, I love you very much son but I won’t love you forever. The kid understood.

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