Melody of Life

The 47th story in the Falling Into College series by Richard Lobinske. The story occurs during late July, 2001.

A computer disk holding an important manuscript that Daria had proofed for work is missing. Since she was the last person to handle it, her boss expects her to locate it. That evening, Daria gets an acceptance letter for her last Melody Powers story. Daria begins editing her story as Melody is sent on a final assignment before her retirement after the end of the cold war – to stop a communist plot to retake Russia. The plot alternates Daria's attempt to find the disk and a growing, behind the scenes faculty dispute, with her story edits.