Lane von Herzen: Little Jack Horner Makes An Appearance in Democratic Institutions

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.

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Little Jack Horner Makes An Appearance in Democratic Institutions

OIG Hotline, please see my recent communication with ActBlue, below, together with my commentary about this experience for your Office, sent to your Office's attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 12:21 AM this morning, January 18, 2025.

Most sincerely,