Lane von Herzen: New Emails for the OIG Hotline, 1:59 PM

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, November 15, 2024

New Emails for the OIG Hotline, 1:59 PM

OIG Hotline, please see the transcript of my phone call with my husband and older son on Wednesday morning, November 13, 2024 beginning at 8:27 AM within an email sent to your attention at 1:59 PM Pacific time today, November 15, 2024.

Thank you for accessing this documentation at your earliest possible convenience.

Please note also that I have not received any response to my query to my sons regarding allegations of malfeasance or wrongdoing, requesting a 2:00 PM deadline today. That notification to your Office appears within an email sent to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 2:05 PM today, November 15, 2024.

I have been in touch with my older son via text today, so he did have the opportunity to register any concerns whatsoever.

Also, please see my husband's signed statement, which includes his documentation of the honor and lawfulness of the Wednesday morning phone call with our older son. This can be found in my inbox within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com, sent at 1:16 PM today, November 15, 2024.

Most sincerely,