Lane von Herzen: UPDATE: United Airlines Flight #1665

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, January 24, 2025

UPDATE: United Airlines Flight #1665

UPDATE: OIG Hotline, I have arrived safely at Boston Logan airport, and am currently updating you from this location. It is 8:32 AM local time. While my carry on was forced to be a gate check by airline personnel, with valuables inside, my luggage was locked and I do not see current signs of tampering. (Airline personnel ostensibly made this request due to overcrowding on the flight.). I will carefully evaluate certain jewelry contents and keys later today. I will be attempting to provide your Office with documentation for the day before traveling to the Cape.

Most sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams

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OIG Hotline, I will fly on United Airlines flight #1665, departing SFO tonight, January 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM and arriving in Boston at 7:53 AM. This is a non-stop red-eye flight. It is my hope that my travel will be safe and secure.

I will verify with your Office when I have safely landed, and update you regularly through emails sent to your attention within lanemacwilliams@gmail.com.

Thank you for your presence at this time.

Most sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams