Lane von Herzen: Holographic Documentation, January 31, 2024

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.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Holographic Documentation, January 31, 2024

Please be apprised that a fifteen page handwritten, signed and dated document, constituting my Will in its entirety, inclusive of instructions pertaining to the OIG Hotline's investigation, has been completed and placed in the large standing safe within my home.

Holographic Wills are legal in the state of California, so this document is complete and enforceable unto itself.

In the event of my disappearance or demise, the OIG Hotline is to be provided with a copy of this document, as per the document's instructions.

Most sincerely,