Tagged: Pets (140)

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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Twister 946

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Al knew he was in love but the thought of it made him nervous. Because Jane owned nine cats. On purpose. And he didn’t think he was a loser.

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Twister 1486

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Stan says, Don’t touch the bamboo. And you don’t because you respect Stan and the weight of his words. And you know that he loves his panda.

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Twister 2200

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wakes and kisses her. He takes a shower. Upon his return to the room he finds a dog he doesn’t own. I was speaking figuratively, he says.

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Twister 2953

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watches her every morning, as she reads her book while her dog plays in the park. I should get a dog, he thinks. And maybe start reading.

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Twister 3600

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He bent over to pick up after his dog and split his pants just as a beautiful woman walked by. Thanks, he told the dog. And then it threw up

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