Lane von Herzen: A Timely Manner

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, August 4, 2026

A Timely Manner

OIG Hotline, whether or not I am provided with material pursuant to my FOIA request in a timely manner, by this Friday, August 7, 2026, I will, fairly soon, be returning to my home state of California, stopping in Arizona on the way to close out my temporary apartment there.

I would like to be able to curate my materials in a thorough and thoughtful manner, with discussion with an insightful independent intermediary who would assist in that process.

As I have stated, I am a California resident, and I look forward to returning to my home state to incontrovertibly reaffirm my residency, removing all quarter to those who have been attempting to misrepresent my travel.

Would I like to return to visit Springfield, Illinois and other parts of the United States if my safety can be re-established?

Yes, but those fundamentals are not yet in place, and provision of my documentation would be required in order reclaim the modicum of safety and security that are so foundational to any meaningful quality of life as an honorable American human rights advocate.

Thank you for allowing me to express these plans.

Most sincerely,