Join these twelve words into a chain. Pick one word to start. The word that follows will do at least one of the following: (a) rhyme with it, (b) be an anagram of it, (c) have the same meaning, or (d) have one letter different. Work forward and backward to complete the chain. The first and last words will not connect. For example: state, great, large, lager, later

cling, shack, stick, stack, peach, place, slang, peace, slant, clang, plane, plant

shack, stack, stick, cling, clang, slang, slant, plant, plane, place, peace, peach

You made it look easy, Jema!