Tagged: Home (473)

Twister 2081

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He struggles with the bed and finally there is blood. Ikea has defeated me, he says. And she wants to cheer loudly but merely says, Finally.

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Twister 2467

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It had been awhile. Too long. So he vacuumed. He cleaned the toilets. He cooked dinner. But it didn’t work. You touched the toilet, she said

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Twister 2599

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And when he sees that it is salad again, he roars sarcastically and she rolls her eyes and he beats his chest, and she says, Just get a job.

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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 3051

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The neighbors got together to form a committee that would finally confront the newcomers about all the noise but secretly there were envious

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Twister 3238

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She comes home from work and asks him about his day, and he is silent. She stares at him. And he feels empty inside. And he drops his pants.

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Twister 3432

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She screamed a little, and he ran to her and brought her out of the room, and he said, I told you I ate beets, but she was still mad at him.

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Twister 3545

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He recalls his dad once telling him: Always listen to her, especially when she says try harder. But he can only load the dishwasher so fast.

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Twister 474

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dog likes my mailman. It’s liked the mailman since my wife left. And I vacuumed the house today. There’s a cosmic thing happening here.

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Twister 653

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She came home and he said, You smell like grandma’s cooking, and this made her cry and he felt guilty and said, But fried onions are sexy!

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