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Twister 95

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was punch drunk but good at math. He devised theories about food and weight. He drank bad bourbon. He laughed when someone said pad thai

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Twister 429

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He popped the balloon and then the winds picked up and a ton of beef landed in the backyard. I was hip once, he thinks. Now I need an apron.

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Twister 34

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The pen was stuck. He couldn’t tell his doctor how. Because the nurse was in the room. And he was thinking about her when the thing happened

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Twister 510

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He dreamt in French and realized it was only a ham and cheese sandwich. His Japanese car was assembled in Alabama. He always says Van Damme!

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Twister 544

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He got out of the shower, looked at the mirror and reached for the pills. He took much more than he needed. So he could get through the day.

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Twister 580

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He drank so much beer that he ended up in a different country where everyone loved yogurt, movies with ambiguous endings, and loud scooters.

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Twister 623

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He sat on his front steps waiting. For what he didn’t know. For pizza. For a life plan. He drew a crowd. Because that’s the way things work.

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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 705

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The pool was unusually cold, like the ocean off the coast of Maine. The men refused to go in. The boys didn’t care; they had nothing to lose

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Twister 748

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And then the night was over. The house was foul. There were cute girls sleeping on the floor. A funk in the air. And a smile on Timmy’s face

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