Lane von Herzen: Emails Sent to the OIG Hotline on February 11, 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.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Emails Sent to the OIG Hotline on February 11, 2026

OIG Hotline, please see the following emails sent to your Office today, February 11, 2026. This list will be updated, presuming Wifi connectivity at my home address:

DVEN Voicemail, sent at 11:18 AM Pacific time.
Los Altos Public Library, sent at 12:07 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE and Concerned Others Re: When the Giant Wakes, sent at 12:37 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: DVEN Voicemail, sent at 1:04 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Confirmation of Status of Donation of Two Vehicles to DVEN, February 11, 2026, sent at 1:16 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Battling False Information, sent at 1:38 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: ATTN: DVEN Re: Follow Up Re: Two Vehicle Donations on Saturday, February 7, 2026, sent at 1:49 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Update and Documentation of Lane MacWilliams' Wifi Access, February 11, 2026, sent at 2:18 PM Pacific time.