FLEW
fled
feed
feet
beet
best
NEST
MOLD —> BRAN
MOLD
Hold
Held
Head
Bead
Brad
BRAN
TEST -> PASS
TEST
Pest
Past
PASS
SPAM --> MEAT
(By the way, Kat, sorry about skipping your entry in post #210 - somehow I totally missed it and just saw Sternvogel’s post. Nothing personal. You understand, right? You don’t hate me, do you?)
SPAM
seam
seat
MEAT
PEAR --> PLUM
PEAR
sear
seam
slam
slum
PLUM
JERK --> PUTZ
JERK
perk
park
lark
lurk
lure
lute
lutz
PUTZ
PUPA --> MOTH
PUPA
pups
puts
pots
dots
doth
MOTH
LAKE - > POND
LAKE - > POND
LAKE
lace
lack
back
bank
bonk
bond
POND
LINK>CUFF
Let me think about it…
A hot fudge sundae would help me come to a decision more quickly, by the way. 
LINK
Mink
Mine
Mile
Mule
Mull
Gull
Gulf
Guff
CUFF
SOUP -> CAKE
Consider it done. A small price to pay…
SOUP
Soul
Foul
Foal
Fool
Pool
Poll
Pole
Poke
Toke
Take
CAKE
BLUE → PINK
BLUE --> PINK
BLUE
glue
glum
slum
slim
slit
spit
spot
soot
loot
look
lock
lick
link
PINK
FIST>HAND
Yay! 
FIST
Mist
Mint
Hint
Hind
HAND
SHIN -> KNEE
SHIN
shit
shot
snot
knot
know
knew
KNEE
RING - > SPIN
RING - > SPIN
RING
Rang
pang
pans
pats
bats
bass
bays
days
dais
dain
sain
SPIN
PEEL>CHOP
PEEL
peep
seep
step
stop
shop
CHOP
DUCK —> DIVE
DUCK
dick
dice
DIVE
(Or DUCK>luck>lick>lice>dice>DIVE)
FOOD → MEAL
FOOD --> MEAL
FOOD
fool
tool
toll
tell
teal
MEAL
BOOK>PAGE
Jesus, i’ll try and put some more thought into it next time. Three moves, ferchissakes! 
BOOK
boot
bolt
boll
poll
pole
pale
PAGE
LEER —> BORE
LEER —> BORE
This might be impolite, but I’m still going to do it.
LEER
beer
bees
bets
bats
bass
base
bare
BORE
LEAK>DRIP