"The Re-Awakening" Podcast

Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Federal Police Agency Field Office, Beaufort, North Carolina, Friday, June 7, 2028 - Late Afternoon The worn brass challenge coin tumbled between Agent David Wilson's fingers, its edges smoothed by years of worried handling. Through the office windows, he watched storm clouds gather over Beaufort's harbor, turning the wat...

Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Reagan National Airport The fluorescent lights of Reagan National Airport cast their sterile glow across the terminal, creating a landscape of harsh shadows and brighter-than-life clarity that made Bryan McDonald's skin crawl. He'd spent most of his life in airports, first with the Navy and now as a contractor, but someth...

Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Monday, June 9, 2028 The pre-dawn darkness clung to Beaufort like a shroud as Lillibeth McDonald's car crept through the empty streets. At 5:45 AM, she was one of the few souls stirring in the coastal town, the humid June air already promising another sweltering day. Her headlights caught the swirling tendrils of fog roll...

Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Beaufort Middle School The morning sun filtered through the large windows of Room 214 at Beaufort Middle School, casting warm squares of light across the organized chaos that was Lillibeth McDonald's special education classroom. The space resembled more of a carefully curated menagerie than a traditional classroom, with s...

Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Residence Inn near South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, Virginia Megan was one of those individuals who perpetually sought the cutting edge of technology and had championed AI Chat since its infancy. Besides her adeptness with various AI tools, from Google's Gemini to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Elon's Grok, she possessed a thorough...

The narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft . Please provide feedback via the comments. Reagan Airport DCA, Friday, Friday June 9, 2028 Preparing to leave for the Airport Bryan went through the motions of his familiar DC exit routine, tucking his clothes away with precision. Couldn't help but chuckle to myself - it's pretty much just like prepping my GO bag. Every item had its rightful slot i...

The narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft . Please provide feedback via the comments. River Retreat, Just outside Almond, North Carolina - Friday, June 9, 2028 Eliza couldn't shake this troubling concern for Bryan's well-being, constantly plagued by the thought that he might be grappling with a profound internal conflict. This tug-of-war between staying true to his beliefs and the pressing...

The narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft . Please provide feedback via the comments. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Friday, June 9, 2028 Rodney Smith's fingers danced across his keyboard with childlike enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling with the same excitement a kid might show when discovering a new toy. Except this was no toy – this was Hermes, perhaps the most sophisticated surv...

The narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft . Please provide feedback via the comments. Washington DC, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Friday, June 9, 2028 Rodney Smith's reflection stared back at him from the museum's glass doors, a carefully constructed facade of normalcy – blue jeans, hoodie, the appearance of just another millennial heading to work. His lips curved into a s...

The ReAwakening A FICTIONAL novel by Ewan MacAllister A Note for my Friends This series starts with Book 1 – The Depopulation. The first in a series of books named The ReAwakening. Other books include Book 2 - The Decision and Book 3 - The Awakening. The series is focused on the surveillance state that we live in today and what it might (have already) become, and the associated impact and conseque...