Lane von Herzen: No Meetings

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 28, 2026

No Meetings

OIG Hotline, please be informed that I had no meeting whatsoever this afternoon, nor do I have any meetings scheduled. Because the FBI makes frequent use of AI-generated video and AI-generated audio, I wanted to ensure that your Office was appropriately updated.

Thank you for allowing me to extend this information for your records.

Most sincerely,