Lane von Herzen

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.

Monday, September 29, 2025

To the U.S. Department of Justice:

At this particular time, none of the information pertaining to my case should be utilized by the OIG Hotline of the U.S. DOJ, or any other entity, office, institution or individual for the assessment of settlements or penalties against the FBI or FBI affiliates for knowingly falsified law enforcement reporting or its associated harms against me or against my loved ones. Nor should any assessments against my account be allowed through allegations of wrongdoing on the part of one or more of my family members or on the part of myself, or on the basis of documentation from me allowing withdrawals, given that such documentation would represent forgeries. I hope that I will be provided with substantive information regarding the crimes of the FBI and its affiliates of false reporting against my family members and myself. Further, I hope that I will be provided with an attorney through Legal Aid BC, allowing resolution of my concerns to date, at which time I hope the OIG Hotline will be able to address any misconduct by the FBI and its affiliates that may have occurred during this period.

Most sincerely,