Lane von Herzen: Receipt Sunday, May 28, 2023

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, May 30, 2023

Receipt Sunday, May 28, 2023

OIG Hotline investigators, this is the receipt from Norm Jew, signed by him on Saturday, May 27, 2023 when my husband and I purchased a NordicTrack from him at 7351 Phinney Way in San Jose.

All of our interactions with Mr. Jew on Saturday, as always with others, were lawful and honorable in every regard.

I hereby certify that this information is true and correct.