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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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Twister 2877

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He heard shouting and ran out to investigate. He found his wife playing in the sprinkler with a younger man. He had never seen her so happy.

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Twister 3118

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He reached for her but she pulled away. What now? he asked. She couldn’t speak to him. He got out of bed. It wasn’t that smelly, he pleaded.

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Twister 3349

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was talk of his weight. Much discussion. Inquiries into his personal life. Questions about his diet. And then his mother said, Come in

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Twister 3488

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They gathered around the TV and soon they were yelling at it and bemoaning human intelligence and the future and then the commercials ended.

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Twister 550

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

We sat drinking lemonade on the porch watching the parade of life pass by. A drunken clown. Defecating hyenas. Bearded ladies. Honda Civics.

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Twister 712

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There had been some familial tensions but then the kid said booger during dinner and the dad put some pasta up his nose. The mom got napkins

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