Tagged: Food (993)

T 3738

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They met under an oak in the woods behind their houses and ate illicit things and years later they met again and lamented what they had lost

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T 3734

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He takes a bite of the pie and moans and she sneers at him and says, What do you know about pleasure? and he doesn’t have an answer for her.

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T 3730

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

And then there was coffee, the exclamation mark to a remarkable night. He made some pancakes. She felt enchantment. Though she craved bacon.

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T 3725

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

They watched the kids eating. The mess they made. Remember when we didn’t have kids? he said. No, she said. He didn’t sleep well that night.

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T 3719

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He called it love, she called it heartburn, and into this breach stepped the doubt they had always harbored about the trendy new restaurant.

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Twister 3714

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He ran home and said, Look at all these free bananas, and she said, But we hate bananas, and he looked confused and said, But they were free

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Twister 75

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It’s odd when the pets start behaving. He feels the need to check the news to ensure the earth is still on its axis. He junks the leftovers.

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Twister 21

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The cows ate the steak I had left on the dining room table. My kid thought it funny. I had to go to work. You’re disgusting, I told the cows

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Twister 446

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

So what if I took your snow cone? It looked delish. And I love red. Love it. It’s my favorite color. So it’s not my fault. You made me do it

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Twister 108

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He downs his beer with authority. I’m going home, he says. My family loves me. He wobbles out and hails a cab. I need a burger fast, he says

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