Tagged: Pets (140)

Twister 2100

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was talk of love now but she didn’t like sports and he hated the way she dressed and his parents were crazy. But they both liked dogs.

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Twister 2754

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She’d noticed that the neighbor’s dog was friendly with her husband. A bit too friendly. Too familiar. That night, she had trouble sleeping.

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Twister 3471

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dog did his business on the floor and I said, Let’s just sell the house, and my wife said, Your laziness is amazing, and I had to agree.

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Twister 368

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dog makes a sound of distress and it wakes Phil. He’s late now and he rushes out of the house and gets to the dentist. But the dog dies.

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Twister 861

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They met because of his kitten and for that he was grateful. Until the relationship went south. Then he wanted nothing to do with the pussy.

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Twister 1467

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He complained about the dog and the neighbor said “sue me” and he said “C’mon” and built a squadron of cannons instead. It just felt better.

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Twister 2117

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The dogs howled then, and he found the timing perfect. Because he believed in certain things. And because she’d just said, I never do that.

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Twister 2776

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He steps in the shower. He soaps up. He shaves. He steps out of the shower. He towels off. He looks at his dog. What else is there? he asks.

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Twister 3544

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Years later her smell still permeated the house, a kind of ghost haunting the rooms of his soul. So he bought a cat. And that made it worse.

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Twister 428

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Because he shouldn’t have yelled at her. Because the dogs started howling. Because no one was around. Because it was Sunday and it was cold.

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