Lane von Herzen: Donations to DNC and Other Democratic Causes, December 8, 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.

Friday, December 8, 2023

Donations to DNC and Other Democratic Causes, December 8, 2023

OIG Hotline, given that I was prevented from donating $7,000 to BVF today, I donated that amount, plus a $40 tip, to the DNC this afternoon.

An email with receipts for that contribution has been sent to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, lmacwilliams77419@gmail.com, and lmacwilliams7417@gmail.com, bearing the following subject heading and time stamp:

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Donation to the DNC, December 8, 2023; sent at 2:02 PM Pacific time

Further donations to Democratic causes have been forwarded to your attention through emails within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, lmacwilliams77419@gmail.com, and lmacwilliams7417@gmail.com, with time stamps of 2:19 PM Pacific time, 2:21 PM Pacific time, and 2:26 PM Pacific time.

I will be following up with Chase Bank to ensure that all of these donations are listed as a pending transactions this afternoon.

In gratitude,