Tagged: Guys (1,814)

Twister 1533

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

I hate darts, Joe announces. And he goes to get a beer and returns to find a woman throwing darts. At him. He had never felt more conflicted

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Twister 1589

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Everyday after work they would head to the bar for drinks. They would sing songs and nurture a toxic nostalgia. It didn’t impress the ladies

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Twister 1648

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jen’s dog crapped on the mayor’s lawn. It made all the papers the next day. Debates were had. Sides taken. And then the mayor asked Jen out.

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Twister 1715

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He pulls up his pants, defeated by the moment. The air is thick with recrimination and sorrow. We never get fat where we want, he tells her.

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Twister 1758

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jim comes home with the groceries and Liz kisses him and goes through the shopping bags and sighs and says, You know I hate instant pudding.

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Twister 1822

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The men stand around sipping whiskey, talking about their wives and the wall that exists between the sexes. I’m wearing a garter, Frank says

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Twister 1885

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dog was coming at them but Jim merely walked quicker. What’s wrong with you? she yelled. Whenever I run fast I poop my pants, he replied

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Twister 1962

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He puts his bags down and calls her and says, I’m at the hotel, come over. Then he gets into the shower. And he slips in the bath. And dies.

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Twister 2012

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Winter arrived and still the chores had not been done and then one day they were. Mom’s such a man, the kid said. Dad rapped him up the head

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Twister 2054

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wasn’t faithful to his wife over some deeply felt monogamy. Rather, he feared she might be the only one who’d accept his awkward grunting

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