Tagged: Food (993)

T 5966

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

They met at the park and he leaned in to kiss her, and she recoiled. This hurt him. Be a man, he thought to himself. And don’t eat sardines.

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T 5959

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

He rehearses the speech in the basement. It’s something he’s done often. Then he smells her apple pie. And the speech must wait another day.

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T 5958

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

The buffet had been endless. I said, I ate too much, and she said, How can you tell? But I was too full to get the simplicity of her insult.

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T 5949

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

We ate and felt unsatisfied. The kids most of all. I told you it was inappropriate, I was told. I knew it would be. That’s why we ate there.

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T 5945

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

And the song took on a mournful tone then and everyone recalled their own miseries and then Uncle Fitz farted. And everyone was happy again.

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T 5944

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

I watched her cook, the toil and trouble, and then I said, Can I have some? What year is this? she asked. So I said, Can I have some please?

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T 5939

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

She feeds him big grapes under the tree. He says, Did you like the necklace? She says, I returned it. Then a bird poops into his open mouth.

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T 5935

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

A lust deadened by soup. This is inedible, he thinks. And as he studies the shape of her breasts, he shamefully realizes that he’s a foodie.

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T 5927

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

She is addicted to self-help seminars. And then to cheesecake. And then to a celebrity endorsed diet. And then to another self-help seminar.

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T 5918

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 16, 2012

I wanted to say the right thing. Not just because it was important to her, but to me. To us. She waited. I took a deep breath. Taco, I said.

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