Lane von Herzen: Maintaining Open Lines of Communication

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 6, 2024

Maintaining Open Lines of Communication

OIG Hotline, please be apprised of an email within my gmail account, bearing the subject heading of Notes to Myself Re: Apparent FBI Threat of Facebook Deletion, Email Deletion, Blog Deletion and Ransomware or Similar Attack, sent at 6:35 AM today, October 6, 2024.

I would respectfully request that you access the contents of this documentation at your earliest convenience.

It is important for me to state that I will not be deleting my blog, my Facebook account, or my gmail accounts, nor will I be deleting any other online account at this time. I wish to reiterate that all of my online accounts reflect my honorable and lawful conduct, as does the rest of my life.

Clearly, my ability to communicate publicly and daily helps to preserve my life at this time, as well as the lives of my loved ones, and, indeed, courageous others.

In gratitude for your efforts now, as always,