Lane von Herzen: The Value of an Uncorrupted Vote

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.

Friday, May 29, 2026

The Value of an Uncorrupted Vote

OIG Hotline, the FBI appears to allege that, between the time my vote was first documented by BallotTrax as being within USPS possession on May 21, 2026 and the time it was accepted on May 29, 2026, my votes were falsified on my ballot by the agency itself.

This is a very serious allegation, clearly, yet the FBI seldom makes these claims without justification.

I respectfully request your investigation of my ballot to ascertain the votes represented therein.

Correspondingly, I will provide your Office with my voting documentation for your records to assist with clarification of what may have gone wrong in this instance.

Thank you for your support regarding this serious matter.

Most sincerely,