Tagged: Food (993)

Twister 2291

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Leftover pierogies from the fridge. A carton of orange juice. Ratty underwear. Van Halen. It’s alright to admit you’re married now, she says

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Twister 2389

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The morning is calm. And then it’s not. And his craving for a burger ruins the afternoon. Then the calm returns. Before he reaches for a gun

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Twister 2516

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They stroked each other. Catching their breath. Sweat glistening. What are you thinking? she asked. About how much I love Ice cream, he said

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Twister 2599

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And when he sees that it is salad again, he roars sarcastically and she rolls her eyes and he beats his chest, and she says, Just get a job.

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Twister 2785

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He points out some mustard on her lip and three hours later they are skinny dipping in a pond. I don’t even like mustard, she says, laughing

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Twister 2906

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She reached for a peach and bit into it. The juices fell down her chin and he lost his concentration. And that’s how the bad thing happened.

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Twister 3018

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The truth was going to hurt everyone. She knew that. And she sat there and wondered what to do. And then she decided she’d just bake a cake.

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Twister 3182

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He came home from work and took the dog out and talked to himself about love. At home he opened a can of soup. Even the dog felt bad for him

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Twister 3310

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The depression set in and a day after she’d left he was staring at the Swiss cheese and thinking dirty thoughts. He didn’t even like cheese.

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Twister 3438

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He dreamt of a fire pit and an explosion and Nicholas Cage and he woke up and opened the fridge and threw the leftover meatloaf in the trash

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