“After all these years of searching I’ve found nothing – nada – zip – that would explain how there could be life of any sort in any universe,” Brian told his grandchildren, “which makes me wonder what lit the fuse that got us here.”
But didn’t it all just pop out of nothing?
By itself!?
Yeah, we heard it went pippity-pop like pop corn, grandpops.
What in the world do they teach you kids in school these days? Nothing like that could ever happen.
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Denise offers the prompt word “fuse” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Great story! Rice Krispies goes snap, crackle, pop, and Popcorn can pop! Life doesn’t just POP!
Have a blessed day!
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Thank you, Mary! I forgot about Rice Krispies. π Blessings!
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“in the beginning God created heaven and earth” … and then He created popcorn. and rice krispies. hence all the popping.
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π I remember eating way too much popcorn. Blessings, Ren!
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best of all cereals for the inclusion of bananas… (that last, have all hope has been surrendered, slice embedded in the primordial sugar sea bed)
fun
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When all hope is lost there is still popcorn and Rice Krispies. Blessings, Clark!
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All those βpoppingsβ β must be good! A great fun, Six.
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Thank you, Chris! Blessings!
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It takes more faith to believe something can come from nothing, doesn’t it.
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That’s for sure! Thank you and many blessings, Mimi!
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This is fiction right? Because everyone knows we evolved from monkey’s.
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No, it’s for real, Violet. We didn’t evolve at all, let alone from a monkey. Blessings!
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Nice one Frank, I’m pleased I popped by!
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I am glad you popped by as well. Blessings, Keith!
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Witty
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Blessings and thank you, Jim!
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Imagine both happening at once: right conditions and application of right heat? Now picture it like Jiffy Pop when it really gets going!
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Jiffy Pop was what I had in mind when I wrote his grandchildren’s response. Blessings, Liz!
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π
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The age old question, Frank. “…what lit the fuse…”Β
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It is the age old question. Blessings, Denise!
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