Lane von Herzen: FedEx Shipment to OIG Hotline

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.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

FedEx Shipment to OIG Hotline

OIG Hotline, my husband mailed a FedEx package to your Office today on my behalf, for delivery tomorrow morning by 10:30 AM.

The tracking number is 3990 6806 3358.

I filmed the process of placing these paper documents inside an empty envelope, as last time, to avoid the prospect of third-party tampering with this package. In addition, I audio recorded that process, and my husband witnessed it. During active recording/witnessing, I placed the security seals on the envelope itself.

The numbers of the security seals on this package are as follows: NO1977419, NO1977420, NO1977421, NO1977422, NO1977423, NO1977424, NO1977425, NO1977426, NO1977427, NO1977428, NO1977429, NO1977430, NO1977431.

Inside the package, the reverse side of each page contains my original signature, not a copy, along with a numbering system.

To reiterate, the contents of this package consist of paper documents (with paperclips and staples) only. There is no other item within this shipment.

I will verify delivery to your auspices tomorrow morning, and post an update here.

Most sincerely,