Lane von Herzen: Older Son Declines to Participate in All Current or Future Government Programs

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.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Older Son Declines to Participate in All Current or Future Government Programs

OIG Hotline, here is my son's acknowledgement that he authorized me to sign the following document as his Durable Power of Attorney:

Further, here is my older son's acknowledgment today, February 5, 2026, that he extended this permission:

Here is the Durable Power of Attorney documentation that specifies that I have the right to support my son in this specific matter:

At this time, my older son should be free from all government directives and government-affiliate directives extended to him in any way, shape or form.

Most sincerely,