Lane von Herzen: Emails to the OIG Hotline, March 1, 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.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Emails to the OIG Hotline, March 1, 2026

OIG Hotline, please see my emails to your Office from lanemacwilliams@gmail.com on March 1, 2026. Please note that this list will be updated throughout the day:

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Follow Up to Gardening Services at 45 Vista Verde Way, Portola Valley, sent at 12:24 AM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Text Message to Joao Bxxxxx, sent at 12:30 AM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Follow Up to Gardening and Initial Repairs, 45 Vista Verde Way, sent at 12:55 AM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Update and Documentation of Lane MacWilliams' Wifi Access, March 1, 2026, sent at 1:07 AM and 2:50 PM Pacific time. (Update at 3:06 AM Pacific time on March 2, 2026)
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Follow Up to Gardening and Initial Repairs, 45 Vista Verde Way, sent at 2:05 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: No Donations to ... from 10/4/25 to the Present Time, sent at 2:23 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Your Walk-through, Followed By Your Stroll With Zoe, March 1, 2026, sent at 2:26 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: Our Emails, sent at 2:28 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: The Republican Shutdown, sent at 2:28 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: Will You Join Our Focus Group, sent at 2:29 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: Our Emails, sent at 2:29 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: Will You Join Our Focus Group, sent at 2:30 PM Pacific time.
Fwd: Our Emails, sent at 2:30 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: For the Formal Record Re: No Meeting on 2/28/2026, sent at 2:54 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Dog Grooming, March 1, 2026, sent at 5:19 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Battling False Information, sent at 8:09 PM Pacific time.