Tagged: Food (993)

Twister 656

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wakes up and seizes the day. He eats his Corn Pops with purpose. He turns on the TV with authority. He orders take out as if he means it.

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Twister 751

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

I don’t know how you live without any fruit, she says. Stop criticizing me, he says. You’re so sensitive, she says. I wasn’t joking, he says

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Twister 855

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The doctor kept talking and he zoned out and had a vision of endless fields of pulled pork sandwiches. After all he was getting ready to die

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Twister 951

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The ground rumbled. Jim stood immobile as the children raced past him. He closed his eyes in fear and prayed. The ice cream truck drove away

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Twister 1039

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They settled on a wine finally, a beefy Tuscan, because the steaks were done, and the insufferable outnumbered the inefficient three to one

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Twister 1126

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He says, I’d like to eat you. She says, You smell like lobster but in a bad way. And so they go back to doing their crossword puzzles alone.

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Twister 1210

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He takes a window seat so he can see everyone entering the restaurant. He also has a cucumber in his pants. Because he thinks he’s important

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Twister 1283

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The butcher wears an ascot. During the novocaine of winter, he is tasked with making dead things delicious. “Funkytown” plays on the stereo.

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Twister 1367

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She tried to get him to talk about the future. About sharing a life. About love. But he was eating breakfast. And the bacon was so powerful.

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Twister 1447

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He struggles out of bed and drinks a beer. Opens the fridge and inhales the leftover pizza. Then he calls his mom. And complains about life.

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