Word Count 150 250 words Instructions Write a single, block-looking paragraph whose sentences are chained together. To do so, draw a word or pair of words from the first sentence into the second sentence. Then draw a word or pair of words from the second sentence into the third sentence, and so on. Use repetition to link together neighboring sentences. Find opportunities to alter the direction or expand the scope of the original chain. Think, for example, of how "I won't give them the satisfaction" in Lopez's story) breaks the chain and prepares us for the unexpected metaphor about life insurance, which leads him to talk about his shortsightedness and his father. Think also of how the phrase "Millions of Americans" as well as talk about things like the "current economic climate" widen the scope of Grider's story. Write in first-person point of view (1"). Use clean or mostly clean sentences to help readers easily move from link to link of your chain. Have your narrator obsess over a particular object (like green bananas) or activity (like tying people up)