Lane von Herzen: Update: To Be Clear

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.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Update: To Be Clear

Update: The final sentence of this statement was added at 2:57 PM on January 21, 2026.

I am innocent of any and all charges of human trafficking, child abuse, neglect or endangerment, predatory behavior, pornography viewing, pornography participation or production, shoplifting, theft, wild animal smuggling, domestic animal neglect, abuse or endangerment, illegal narcotics manufacturing, dealing, distribution or use, narcotics addiction, prescription drug addiction. alcohol addiction, terrorism, support of terrorists, espionage, elder abuse, neglect or endangerment, spousal abuse, neglect or endangerment, fraud, conspiracy, disloyalty to the United States in any form, knowing tax evasion, gambling, futures trading, Communism, radicalism, and capital crimes. Further, I am innocent of any intentional violation of the law whatsoever at any time.

I have never been diagnosed with any mental illness whatsoever, and I do not exhibit signs of mental illness.