Lane von Herzen: Unrecognized Caller to My Cell Phone

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, October 18, 2024

Unrecognized Caller to My Cell Phone

OIG Hotline, please note that an email sent to your Office's attention at 5:09 PM this afternoon misidentified an unrecognized caller as originating from number 1 (407) 665-7572, when in fact the unrecognized caller was listed in my phone log as originating from 1 (408) 665-7572.

Unfortunately, changes to the details of my emails, even while they are being composed, are not uncommon.

I have forwarded a new email with accurate content to your Office 's attention with a time stamp of 6:33 PM this evening, October 18, 2024.

Thank you for allowing me to extend this correction to your Office.

Most respectfully,