Lane von Herzen: Affidavit for the OIG Hotline -- to be notarized

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, January 30, 2024

Affidavit for the OIG Hotline -- to be notarized

OIG Hotline, I have prepared a new affidavit for your Office, sent to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, lmacwilliams77419@gmail.com, and lmacwilliams7417@gmail.com, bearing the subject heading ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Affidavit of LM for Your Office -- to be notarized, with a date/time stamp of January 30, 2024 at 6:02 PM.

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

With gratitude,