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Twister 2664

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The bird fell from the sky and landed at their feet. He wasn’t ready to teach his kids about death. So he told them the bird was just stupid

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Twister 2728

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He had warned her that he was neurotic and selfish, prone to self-doubt. She didn’t believe him. Elephants make me feel inadequate, he said.

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Twister 2819

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He saw the group, poorly dressed with poor haircuts, drinking their drinks on the patio. And he stood by them and said, I’m cooler than you!

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Twister 2953

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watches her every morning, as she reads her book while her dog plays in the park. I should get a dog, he thinks. And maybe start reading.

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Twister 3044

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When he woke she was gone and he felt relieved. He ate a bowl of cereal and checked his emails. And then he realized how much he missed her.

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Twister 3148

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He looks at her fingers and imagines her ugly toes and is reminded of his mother and her cutting words and he ends up ordering another beer.

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Twister 3306

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She sent him the type of emails that precipitated vigorous hand washing. His secretary noted the softness of his hands. Life was complicated

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Twister 3411

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The man beside him was working hard. The effort was audible. You’re ruining it for the rest of us, he told him. And then, he tried to flush.

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Twister 3471

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dog did his business on the floor and I said, Let’s just sell the house, and my wife said, Your laziness is amazing, and I had to agree.

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Twister 3537

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The commotion took over the neighborhood and he realized he needed to explain himself. “I like my kids,” he said. “I just don’t like yours.”

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