My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.




Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Recommendations Regarding Fade Deployments

"Fades," as they are colloquially known within the FBI, may be best understood as a brain parasite.

Unlike "jellies," which represent a form of low-level plasma energy, and are somewhat slow to affect brain tissue and, correspondingly, executive decision-making, fades may be considered a more acute infestation.

Notable changes on first suffering from the deployment of a fade include acute, though intermittent, bouts of nausea for the first 1-2 days.  Following this, the sense of hunger is usually dramatically increased, with people (or animals) suddenly consuming twice or three times as many calories as previously.  Often, there is a commensurate increase in basal metabolic rate.  People simply feel more energetic.  As a result, those suffering from fade deployments may not gain weight.  Other changes include a slight increase in resting body temperature, usually between one half and one degree Fahrenheit.  Those suffering from fades may notice that they no longer feel cold in winter weather, for example.  Further symptoms of fade deployment can include disrupted sleep and sleeping for shorter periods at night, in addition to nightmares.  Emotions may become relatively muted.  Some victims of fade deployments may experience depression, though the rate of this symptom is unknown.

It is important to understand that fade deployments can be "stacked," which is to say that one victim can suffer from more than one fade infestation, with the upper limit unknown.

Over the course of six months to one year, the individual may manifest a loss of sovereignty in that they may begin to make decisions that do not represent their character, their identity, their conscience, or their boundaries.  They may be aware that they are acting in ways that they previously opposed, but they are not likely to be aware that they are experiencing a loss of independent decision-making.  In other words, they still feel that they are in charge. 

Others who are close to them may become concerned about increased dishonesty, duplicity or prevarication, paired with a lack of capacity for remorse.

Simultaneously, sequential MRI's will demonstrate atrophy of the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for higher order thinking, executive decision making, prioritization, strategic analysis, and certain critical aspects of self-awareness.

Over time, the essential personality of the individual appears to become "hollowed out," which is to say the victim may appear comparatively "blank," emotionless, disconnected, unmotivated, lacking independent opinions and intellectually diminished.

In crisis situations, those suffering from fade deployments may act in ways that are completely unprecedented for them, demonstrating characteristics which do not represent their psychological status, their relative impulsivity, their reasoning, their personal bonds to others, their awareness of consequences, their protectiveness of the vulnerable, or their commitment to their communities.

Animals affected by fades are likely to manifest higher energy levels, significantly increased appetite, less obedience, and less affiliation with their owners when compared to their normal personality and behavior.

While the FBI alleges that human victims can recover from fade deployments, the timing of eradication of the fade or fades is critical to this process.

Fades can be countered with sauna treatments, due to the fact that fades are apparently drawn toward heat, but cannot long survive in ambient temperatures above 120 degrees.  (This appears to be a moth-toward-the-flame vulnerability for this parasite.). Those lacking access to a sauna can carefully expose the face to heated steam, as from boiling water, for a duration of approximately 30 minutes twice daily, with all appropriate safety precautions observed.

Other approaches include electric brain stimulation devices, such as the Fisher Wallace, infrared therapy treatment, vibration plates (20 minutes twice daily), and broad spectrum sound therapy with headphones.

For most animals suffering from fades, infrared therapy treatments, within veterinary guidelines, can be considered safe.

Relative effectiveness of these approaches, while known by the FBI, has not been rendered public as of this writing.

Because fade deployments are considered to be widespread in the United States at this time, and because their effects on the sovereignty of victims is so severe, it is important for our elected leaders, our military leaders, our appointed officials and the civilian public to be informed of a few of the basics described herewith.  Only with knowledge of these fundamentals can an appropriate defense be mounted in response to this profound violation of human rights over the long term.

Most sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams

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