Tagged: Guys (1,814)

T 5614

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

The day after the divorce is final he buys a box of Cap’n Crunch. He thinks the cereal symbolizes his death. And his death tastes delicious.

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T 5612

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

She ordered a club sandwich, and a guy at the next table snickered, and she said, Do you have a problem? and the guy said, My life is bleak.

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T 5606

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He falls down on and springs back to his feet and looks at her. I told you I’ve never found you funny, she says. But he doesn’t believe her.

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T 5601

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He says, Dude’s so epic death won’t diminish him. She says, I want to have his child. And then the man-child finished the steak. And burped.

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T 5600

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

The paleontologist dusts the day’s work off his clothes. His wife picks up a suitcase and says, I’m leaving. Nothing lasts forever, he sighs.

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T 5598

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

Certain elements break into song and I take her by the hand and retreat to the yard and make a casual suggestion and she goes inside to sing.

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T 5595

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

Some days, he didn’t mind the interruptions, the lack of space. On others, he wanted to be an island, a solitary man, just pooping in peace.

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T 5593

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He bites into the sandwich and she says, I felt like kissing you but I’m allergic to peanuts, and then he takes another bite of his sandwich.

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T 5587

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He’d spent the day baking, and when she came home she said, The place smells sexy, and that merely reminded him of some unpleasant evenings.

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T 5584

By Arjun Basu | Published: May 8, 2012

He puts his fork down and says, Who cooked this? and his wife says, My mom, and her mom is sitting in front of him. The marriage wasn’t long.

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