A Barbaric Mealtime

MJ Santos
data-driven fiction
1 min readNov 26, 2022

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#49 of the 100 Story Challenge

AI generated image of giant ribs roasting on a spit over a campfire with a muscled barbarian warrior standing nearby.
Image by NightCafe

Hork the barbarian was not one for domestic duties. He was a fierce warrior, and spent most of his time honing his fighting skills. But one day, he watched as a falcon dropped its prey into a wildfire. The carcass cooked quickly, and Hork found himself fascinated by the process. From then on, he began to experiment with cooking his own food. He started with simple meats, but soon progressed to…

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MJ Santos
data-driven fiction

Trying to improve or at least distract the world one story at a time. 🏳️‍🌈Autistic immigrant in 🇵🇹