Lane von Herzen: Communications to the OIG Hotline, November 22, 2024 and Prior

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 22, 2024

Communications to the OIG Hotline, November 22, 2024 and Prior

OIG Hotline, please access the communications sent to the attention of your Office, listed in the screenshots below, if you have not already done so, within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com.

I appreciate your accessing this information at your earliest possible opportunity.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for your presence, your heroism, your integrity, your courageous and ongoing engagement with this case.

You continue to make a life-saving difference for my family, all the while you advocate for the freedoms and human rights of many.

I hope to one day have the honor of telling you in person how thankful I am for your meaningful and transformative labors.

In gratitude,