Lane von Herzen: Alleged Classification of My Documents By Executive Order

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, September 15, 2024

Alleged Classification of My Documents By Executive Order

OIG Hotline, please access the following document within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at your earliest opportunity:

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Statement of Appeal, September 15, 2024, Confidential Re: Alleged Classification of My Documents by Executive Order, sent on September 15, 2024 at 6:33 AM and 7:19 AM Pacific time.

Due to the fact that a blanket classification of my documents could render me vulnerable to law enforcement raid at any time, with all of its attendant risks, I respectfully request that any such action be urgently appealed.

Most sincerely,