Tagged: Guys (1,814)

Twister 2501

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He eats sausages out of cans. The dogs run roughshod over the condo. The tattered furniture is unfashionable. I love cold sausages, he says.

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Twister 2564

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The cigarette burned down toward his fingers and he flinched and put it out. And then he lit another one. And coughed. And smoked some more.

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Twister 2631

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He finally pulled the ear hair out. And when he realized it was the day’s big accomplishment, he went out and bought a shiny red sports car.

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Twister 2704

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She confronted him about his knowledge of 70s music and he knew the affair was over. You’re not hip, you’re old, she said, pointing a finger

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Twister 2783

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The heat was tremendous and he felt faint. The family was away. He filled the children’s pool with ice. And with lemons. And then the vodka.

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Twister 2911

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Sometimes he thought about handsome men. And sometimes, he thought about beautiful women. But most of the time, he thought about bbq sauce.

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Twister 2992

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He says, Pull my finger, and then he laughs and she rolls her eyes. But she does as she’s told. And he farts. That’s what love is, he thinks

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Twister 3115

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And they stood and shook hands, and there was a deal. They felt like men, like a brotherhood, and so the skinny guy in the nice suit farted.

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Twister 3234

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He thought about his date while taking a shower until he ran out of hot water. Then he got out of the shower. And felt an awful lot of shame

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Twister 3371

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He surveyed his condo and felt too ancient to inhabit such a space and the irony found no purchase within his ego and he was, like, what if.

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