Lane von Herzen: National Organizing Call

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.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

National Organizing Call

OIG Hotline, please be apprised that my access to a National Organizing Call with President Biden, President Obama and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was initially blocked this morning.

Ultimately, I was able to access this call through my husband's computer, under his name and sign in.

I regret that obstruction of my connections to communications such as this one has become routine.

With persistence, and, in this case, the availability of my husband's computer, the obstacles can sometimes be overcome.

I am grateful that was the case this morning.

It is a pleasure to be part of this call.

Most sincerely,