Lane von Herzen: Concern for Youngest Son, October 13, 2024

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, October 13, 2024

Concern for Youngest Son, October 13, 2024

OIG Hotline, the FBI appears to suggest that my youngest son is under imminent threat.

I am recommending his outreach to you, if possible, though I would also greatly appreciate your outreach to him if you can manage this.

Thank you for allowing me to express these serious concerns.

The full communication sent to my son is available within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com in an email sent to your Office's attention at 7:13 PM, bearing the subject heading Your Spirit, Your Strength and Your Integrity.

In gratitude for your presence at this time,