Lane von Herzen: Newly Notarized Affidavit for the 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.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Newly Notarized Affidavit for the OIG Hotline

OIG Hotline, I have sent my newly updated and notarized affidavit to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, lmacwilliams77419@gmail.com, and lmacwilliams7417@gmail.com, bearing the subject heading ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Newly Updated and Notarized Affidavit for Your Office, sent on December 31, 2023 at 1:03 PM.

Thank you for your patience in awaiting this notarization.

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

Most sincerely,