Exercise

Directions: Write a four-paragraph story using one of the following four words in each paragraph: serendipity, gargantuan, corncob, Popsicle.

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It was a hot afternoon. He thought he might get a Popsicle, but he didn't.

He'd intended to be on the road by noon, but he'd missed his chance. Though if he looked at it from another perspective, he could almost see how serendipity had kept him there.

He thought about how cool the freezer would feel if he could make himself get up and move through the gargantuan heaps of newspapers, Farm Journals, and boxes of paraphernalia that littered his parents' house.

He looked across the porch at his father's body, still sitting upright in the rocker, corncob pipe gripped in his hand. He remained in his chair, just for a bit longer.