That was so much fun, let's do it again!

The writing contest was so much fun, and enough people asked for more that I figured why the heck not! It's summer, let's frolic!


The contest opens at 9:00pm EDT tonight 6/25.  It will close 24 hours later (ie 9:00pm Sunday 6/26). Comments are closed until the contest opens.

Contest rules: Write a story in 100 or fewer words.  Post the story in the comments section of this blog post.  Use the following words in the story:

lyrical
angst
conspiracy
reluctant
swoop


Yes the words are related. Be the first to tell me how and you win the bonus round.  (Don't assume the answers posted are correct! I'm not moderating comments during the contest!)

Enter only once. If you need a mulligan, delete your first answer and post again. If you can't delete your comment, I'll take ONLY the last one.

I'm not sure what the prize will be but I've got some terrific books in the stack that need new homes!


Ready?
Set?


...oops, too late. Contest closed.