Lane von Herzen: 10:06 PM Emails 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, March 24, 2024

10:06 PM Emails for the OIG Hotline

OIG Hotline, please see three new emails sent to your Office within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 9:15 PM, and one email each at the following times: 9:17 PM, 9:20 PM and 10:09 PM.

The first five of these emails represent a lunch between my husband and my older son today, March 24, 2024.

As you will perceive, all was lawful and honorable in their get-together, as always.

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

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct.

Most sincerely,