Jed opened another beer for his brother Johnny tying an apron around the portion of his belly that once held his waist.
“Barbecuing… that’s man’s work… ever since the caves, we’re the handlers of fire and meat”.
The busy chattering of women working in the kitchen mingled with suburbian sounds as Jed called out:
“Jenna, when should I fire up?”
“Dear… whenever you feel like… ”
But when Jed lightened his Zippo the Weber exploded bringing down their garden canopy.
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“… what the heck.”, Johnny screamed pouring beer over his beard on fire.
“Guess, I shouldn’t have used gasoline… “, mumbled Jed.
© Jan Wayne FieldsHello everyone. I have been on summer hiatus for a few weeks but now I felt ready to write a short story again. Summer has passed with a few occasion to light up the grill also in Sweden… but now it’s back to normality again.
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August, 14, 2019
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Oh no! He certainly shouldn’t have used gasoline. Fun take on the photo prompt. (Welcome back.)
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Really nice. Maybe it’s only other men’s work. Welcome back
“It’s a man thing” that you captured splendidly. Welcome back to FF, Bjorn. Hoped your vaca was all you wanted it be.
A definite theme this week, including my own, of hapless men with tents and BBQs! Good fun.
Sounds about like a lot barbecues I’ve attended. One reason to hide from most backyard events in the summer…. Actually, I use my grill all year, even when I have to shovel the snow from around it – we aren’t as cold in New Hampshire as in Sweden, but the snow piles around my grill are often taller than me 😉
(Forgot – my wife and I have jokes about men cooking mammoth on the grill….)
lol gave me a giggle … me brothers barbie blew over in severe winds recently and nearly caused a similar disaster!
Ha ha ha. Almost setting fire to the house is also a man’s job. Welcome back Bjorn!
Funny, my Dad used to make bonfires by throwing petrol all over the fire, standing next to it, cigarette in mouth, lighting the cigarette with a match and throwing said match on the fire, turning away to avoid the sudden heat blast!
Dear Björn,
I hope this doesn’t describe any of your grillings out over the summer. 😉 Nice to see you back in any event. Let’s hope that Jed has learned that less is more and gasoline isn’t the best way to fuel a fire. Nicely done…your story…not Jed’s grilling.
Shalom,
Rochelle
You’ve certainly come back with a bang! Nice one.
My story – Gail’s Gazebo!
What is it with men and using fuel?
This was a fun one, Björn. Glad to have you back!
are they real men or just pretending to be one? 🙂
Yep, definitely man’s work, after all they’re such a great job 🙂
Gasoline!! Yep!! Now that is a sure fire way to start a fire (or some sort).
So true, how many burns are they at BBQ season. And the blackened over cooked steaks that cost a fortune gone to waste – great days.
Hilarious take on the prompt, Bjorn! Possibly because it sounds like something my brothers have done. =)
It’s amazing how often this happens. Personally I steer well clear throughout the whole process.
Waist lines and barbecuing plus gasoline certainly do not go together.
Haha facial hair is a hazard.
Good to have you back, Bjorn. We’re hoping summer isn’t quite over yet, though the weather lately would have taken that gazebo over the fields and far away.
Men may be incharge of Fire and Meant, but not Jed and John. Who burns his beard lighting a bar-b-cue? Too much to drink, I would think.
Welcome back from vacation, Bjorn. Gasoline is meant for one thing and it isn’t barbecuing. Personally, I wouldn’t want to eat anything cooked on a barbecue that smelled strongly of gasoline. A good and amusing story. 🙂 — Suzanne
Ha! Happens every year here in Texas!
Wow, Gasoline is for driving cars AND barbecuing, Even alcohol is not a preferred liquid to douse a fire. But, if your beard’s on fire ‘ your beard’s on fire! Cute story!
Fun take on the prompt!
Man’s work, indeed! Haha…good one.
You caught the scene so well – men – meat and flames. An inventive take on the prompt Bjorn.
Hoo boy! He got off lightly. Good thing he had a beard, or his face could have been destroyed. I guess he didn’t inherit the “fire and meat” gene after all 🙂