Lane von Herzen: I Will Always Strive to Uphold My Sons' Wishes

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.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

I Will Always Strive to Uphold My Sons' Wishes

OIG Hotline, please be apprised that my older son requested that I remove his name from a recent online post, so I have removed the post from view. My response to his concern was as follows: "Thank you for the clarification, xxxxxx. I will always strive to uphold your wishes."

This full exchange may be accessed in screenshots of the text messages within an email sent to your attention at lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, entitled ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Texts with xxx, October 9 and 10, 2024, Confidential, sent at 2:05 AM on October 10, 2024.

Thank you for allowing me to share this documentation with your Office.

Most respectfully,