Tagged: Love (951)

Twisters 3705

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The shopping was endless and he’d had it but love kept him from saying anything untoward until he said, Your feet are bigger than I realized

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Twisters 3704

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

The weather changed. He turned to her and said, Like that. She ignored him because she knew he was in love with her. Like a pinball, he said

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Twisters 3703

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

He calls her therapist The Laxative because he feels shat on every time she goes. She says, Ew. He thinks she needs more work on her issues.

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Twisters 3702

By Arjun Basu | Published: April 15, 2011

You must be a plus size model, he says. He means it in the best way. But later that evening he sees there may never be a good way to say it.

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Twister 469

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The morning was noise, the pulling of sheets, the ruination of the deliciousness of waking. I don’t want children anymore, he told his wife.

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Twister 283

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And for this he learned Korean. I got tired being limited to bibimbap, he says. She takes a pull of her beer. You’re going places, she says.

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Twister 265

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They eat asparagus knowing it will curtail the scope of their sexual activities later on. I’m so bored, she says. I’m not finished, he says.

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Twister 60

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The fat man says no to salad. The thin girl says, I ordered pickles, where are they? The waitress can’t wait until she becomes a movie star.

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Twister 113

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He bought her lemon yogurt when she had asked for vanilla. He’s not civil in the bathroom. She says, It’s almost as if you don’t care enough

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Twister 280

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They studied the stains on the rug with incomprehension. What would cause that? she asked. I could taste it, he said. But the idea scares me

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