Lane von Herzen: Recent Emails to the OIG Hotline

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.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Recent Emails to the OIG Hotline

OIG Hotline, please see the following emails sent to your attention. Please note that this list is not complete:

May 4, 2026

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Missing FedEx Package, sent at 10:22 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Expanded Background Information, sent at 1:27 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Court Filing, May 4, 2026, sent at 6:12 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Battling False Claims, sent at 11:44 AM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Boys, please respond as soon as you can, sent at 11:42 AM Pacific time.

May 3, 2026

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Battling False Claims, sent at 11:25 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Update Re: May 2, 2026, sent at 12:31 AM Pacific time.

May 2, 2026

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: My Lawful Right to Vote, sent at 5:15 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Confirmation of Lease Correction..., sent at 5:06 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Carol Elaine Von Herzen..., sent at 4:27 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Documentation Pertaining to Identification, sent at 1:59 PM Pacific time.

May 1, 2026

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: No Utility Charges..., sent at 10:25 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Pacific Gas and Electric..., sent at 10:03 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Battling False Claims, sent at 2:26 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Current FBI Threats, sent at 1:59 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: Ticket Assistance, sent at 1:03 PM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: GTM Texts, sent at 11:22 AM Pacific time.
ATTN: OIG HOTLINE Re: Fwd: By Living and Helping Others to Live, sent at 12:41 AM Pacific time.

April 30, 2026