Tagged: Home (473)

Twister 3327

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The sun peaks through the curtains. He wakes up and brews the coffee. She’s feeling a blizzard of emotions. Outside, the day promises warmth

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Twister 3474

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He spent the day looking out the window, marveling at the snow. And every time a snowplow passed by he’d giggle. Grow up, his wife told him.

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Twister 3618

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Where’s Jerry? This was the refrain heard throughout the neighborhood. But his wife knew. That she’d made the coffee too strong that morning

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Twister 533

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The neighbors called them a sitcom family. The parents yelled ethnically. The young kids acted like grownups. And evenings meant group hugs.

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Twister 707

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Afterward the hordes descended on the house. He drowned under a wave of query. The endlessness of it. Don’t step on our flowers, he yelled.

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Twister 890

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The insurance agent surveys the ruins. The homeowner follows her. He says, What do you think? The agent shrugs. I wish I had money, she says

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Twister 1188

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They were travelers. They argued their way through exotic lands. But they stayed together because they always needed a little touch of home.

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Twister 1385

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He fell comically down the stairs. Well, comically to everyone except himself. To him it was tragedy. I like Groucho Marx too, his wife said

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Twister 1520

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

After the rains, he surveys the muddy lawn and strips off his clothes. He calls out for his wife. Honey, he shouts. I think it’s just right!

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Twister 1727

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was a chill in the air and he was having problems with the fire. She asked what was wrong. I’m having trouble with my poker, he sighed

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