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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, May 7, 2023

21 Affidavits for OIG Hotline Investigations Division

OIG Hotline, please be apprised that my husband will send to your Office twenty-one newly notarized affidavits on Monday, May 8, 2023 via overnight delivery.

In order to prevent tampering with the content of this material, I will ensure that this documentation is either posted online for your comparison, delivered to your Office by alternate means, or both.

Tracking and delivery information will be posted here.

I will endeavor to prepare additional affidavits for your Office over the coming week.

Most sincerely,