Lane von Herzen: Apparent FBI Allegation of DoD Directives to Older Son on February 7, 2026

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, February 7, 2026

Apparent FBI Allegation of DoD Directives to Older Son on February 7, 2026

OIG Hotline, please be aware that the FBI appears to allege that a "Brigadier General" has directed my older son to report for unknown directives in Palo Alto today, behind the locked gate of a private home, ostensibly used for a Settlers of Catan game related to LxSxxxx.

I regret that I do not have the means to verify the credibility of this allegation, but certainly am concerned for my son's safety and autonomy under these circumstances.

Most sincerely,