Lane von Herzen: An Email to the Attention of President Biden

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, December 19, 2023

An Email to the Attention of President Biden

OIG Hotline, please see an email forwarded to the attention of your Office at 5:13 PM this afternoon, December 19, 2023 within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, lmacwilliams77419@gmail.com and lmacwilliams7417@gmail.com, bearing the subject headding, ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: The President wanted to make sure you saw this.

On the chance my original email is disrupted, which has happened quite a bit recently, I would appreciate your ensuring that my communication is received.

As you know, the OIG Hotline has my full permission to access my email accounts at any time your Office so desires.

With abiding appreciation,