Lane von Herzen: Documentation of a Family Excursion

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.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Documentation of a Family Excursion

This is to document that my husband is currently at Crystal Springs Golf Course's driving range with both of our sons.

Out of an abundance of caution at this time, their conversation will be fully documented. This information can be provided to OIG Hotline investigators upon request.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct.