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Twister 711

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The forest gave way to condos, concrete pillars on the land populated by the elderly and infirm. Then the meteor struck and nothing mattered

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Twister 911

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Years later, the neighbors found out there hadn’t been a baby. Just a severe fetish, lame excuses, much crying and a fondness for applesauce

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Twister 1226

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The house smelled like cheese. Everyone noticed it. Even the dog. And they searched the source of the smell. While Al quickly took a shower.

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Twister 1398

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The backyard was overrun with aphids and he only knew they were aphids because he’d watched a documentary on TV while lamenting his divorce.

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Twister 1523

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He never watched the news. So he was surprised to see a tiger in his backyard. And a helicopter overhead. Now he wished he was wearing pants

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Twister 1728

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The married guy’s neighbor is newly single and every day he sees a different man walk out of her place. I have a large family, she explains.

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Twister 1926

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The shy ballet performed by a new couple in the morning. And the discussion about toilet seats. And the horror of discovering one’s humanity

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Twister 2297

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Afternoons spent sipping cocktails on a veranda overlooking azure waters. This is the dream he dreams before the kids run in to the bedroom.

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Twister 2538

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She walks into the bathroom and he’s in there and she says, I’m sorry, and he says, It’s ok, and she says, No I’m really sorry, and giggles.

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Twister 2690

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There were deer on the lawn. Birdsong filled the air. He took a cup of coffee out onto the new patio. I really hate the suburbs, he thought

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