Lane von Herzen: Alleged FBI Coercion of USPS Mail Carrier

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.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Alleged FBI Coercion of USPS Mail Carrier

OIG Hotline, please be apprised that I am informed the FBI has coerced the mail carrier for a USPS package with tracking number 9361289735029388852789 to file a false witness statement regarding his or her visit to our property. This package is scheduled to be delivered by 9:00 PM on April 12, 2024.

Allegedly, a false report filed by the mail carrier is intended to prompt an unjustified law enforcement raid at our property.

I can only hope that my documentation of this threat will prevent its real-world manifestation.

Most sincerely,