Tagged: Work (581)

Twister 445

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When he speaks of stamina he doesn’t mean jogging. He’s hated himself since his youth despite his professional success. He will never marry.

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Twister 568

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was caught picking his nose in the executive boardroom. His wife bought salmon pie for dinner. This is the worst day of my life, he said.

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Twister 699

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones flung the pen at Roy. Roy thought Patel had thrown it and made a loud racist remark. Patel thought he heard Jones. The intern laughed.

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Twister 794

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

And when he felt the warmth spreading down his pants he knew he was as far as he could be from his government job, from stupid public life.

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Twister 932

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Barnes had been picking his nose and when he finally scooped the wet nugget his boss entered his office to introduce the hot new secretary.

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Twister 1147

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He abandons his desk and walks over to her cubicle. You smell funny, he says. She bites her lip. She undoes a button. And touches her hair.

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Twister 1282

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a truck driver. He had a wife. And a girlfriend. And he had difficulties. He was confused. And a bit sad. Then he had a heart attack.

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Twister 1441

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His desk is a mess of papers, of forgotten things and things to do. The hum of the office feels overwhelming today. He reaches for the match

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Twister 1554

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She says, Your presentation skills leave a lot to be desired. And she’s about to say something worse but he says, So no to the sock puppets?

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Twister 1696

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

His title is so stupid that he refuses to carry a business card. This affects him in a profound way he can’t understand. Though he wants to.

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