Lane von Herzen: Documentation Re: Credit Card Permission

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, August 30, 2024

Documentation Re: Credit Card Permission

OIG Hotline, please accept the following duplicative documentation regarding my use of my husband's credit card, with his permission, to place a deposit on winter storage for our small sailboat. The original email containing this information was sent to your Office's attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 6:10 PM.

Transcripts of my conversations with Patti Parker of Parker's Boatyard were sent to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 6:19 PM Pacific time today, August 30, 2024 and the original audio files were sent to your Office's attention at 6:29 PM and 6:30 PM.

Thank you for accessing this material at your convenience.

Most sincerely,