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T 4044

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

Drinks. And then more. And then punches. And then a smoke and a roundtable discussion on the ancient Stoics. Then more drinks. Then punches.

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T 4040

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The wind whistling in empty bottles of wine. The onrush of clouds. The exploration of skin. I’m cold, she says. That’s my excuse, he replies.

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T 4038

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

He was a man with a firm handshake. Then he met a woman with a firmer handshake. He felt both jealousy and lust. And then he soiled himself.

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T 4037

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The little girl walks up to him and says, Did you buy me a pony? He looks around and he says, Ponies don’t exist, and feels bigger than ever.

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T 4036

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

So then there were bees and the whole thing became a kind of living hell and then my mother in law farted and my hell got even more profound.

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T 4034

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The clatter of children in the background, a soundtrack to remind him, to keep him honest. But when the kids are silent he dreams of freedom.

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T 4032

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

At least you love me, he thought as he watched his dog sleep. And then for no reason the dog woke up, jumped into his lap, and bit his face.

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T 4029

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

She came home late and he was as she left him, on the couch, and she sighed and he said, I’m a gamer not a lover, but she already knew that.

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T 4028

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

His phone rings. He excuses himself and she says, I booked us a room. He feels a sudden warmth and he looks at his watch and says, What for?

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T 4026

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 24, 2011

The phone rang and he kissed her again and walked over to answer it. When are you coming over? the voice asked. And his life got complicated

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