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S2:E2 – Old Scars, New Wounds

Posted on May 30, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 17 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins Hawke follows a ghost signal to a dying world—and finds blood, betrayal, and a name whispered only in nightmares. The hunt isn’t just personal anymore. It’s war. A Ghost in the Dark The freighter’s engines murmured low and steady beneath Hawke’s boots,…

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S2:E1 – Ghost Signals

Posted on May 23, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 13 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins An abandoned station in dead space. A voice Hawke doesn’t remember recording. And enemies that move like shadows. The hunt for truth just changed its rules. The Silent Calling A proximity alarm blared through the cockpit, its shrill warning slicing through the…

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S1:E4 – The Cost of Freedom

Posted on May 19, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins As silence settles aboard the freighter, a ghost from Hawke’s past resurfaces—with a symbol that should have died in the war and a message he can’t ignore. The Silence After the Storm The freighter cut through the void, the starship graveyard shrinking…

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S1:E3 – Into the Unknown

Posted on May 18, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins Freedom came with silence—but among the wreckage of the past, Hawke uncovers a voice long thought dead… and the first thread of something far bigger. The Cold Silence of Freedom Hawke sat in the freighter’s cockpit, watching the infinite blackness of space…

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S1:E2 – The Breakout

Posted on May 17, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins As The Anvil burns, Hawke is thrust into a brutal prison escape—but freedom comes with a cost, and someone on the outside has been waiting for him. The Breaking Point The Anvil Penal Facility was never meant to be escaped. It was…

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S1:E1 – The Drudge & The Knife

Posted on May 16, 2025July 1, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Hunt for Truth: A Serialized Sci-Fi Story Book One: The Hunt Begins In the darkness of a collapsing prison, a forgotten war hero is dragged into a conspiracy that refuses to stay buried—and someone just tried to silence him for good. Series Introduction Forty years ago, the first sparks of this story were lit…

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The Cost of Always Being Connected

Posted on May 9, 2025May 8, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere was a time when not being reachable wasn’t just acceptable—it was expected. You went home from work, and that was the end of it. Phones didn’t follow us. Notifications didn’t chase us. And rest? It actually meant something. These days, though, it seems like the moment we wake up, we’re already in a conversation—with…

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The Spark That Led to Nexaellion

Posted on May 2, 2025April 21, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 3 minutesA journey through tabletop and digital worlds, leading to the birth of Galactic Chronicles: Rebirth. It wasn’t a single moment. It was the slow layering of ideas built over decades of gameplay, worldbuilding, and storytelling. At first, I thought I was just tweaking mechanics to suit my own narrative preferences. During solo campaigns like Starbound…

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Using AI for Predictive SQL Performance Optimization

Posted on April 25, 2025April 21, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 3 minutesAI-Driven IT: Practical Solutions for Everyday Challenges Managing SQL Server performance can feel like a constant juggling act—especially for freelance IT professionals supporting a range of clients. Traditional performance tuning relies heavily on reactive measures: identify the slow query, analyze the execution plan, and hope your fix doesn’t create another bottleneck. But what if you…

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The Resurrection – The Cornerstone of Christian Faith

Posted on April 20, 2025March 9, 2025 by John O'Neill

Reading Time: 4 minutesBeyond church walls and man-made rules—seeking Christ, not religion. Why Easter Matters Easter is the most significant celebration in the Christian faith. It is more than just a holiday; it is the very foundation of our belief in Jesus Christ. The resurrection is proof that He is who He said He is—the Son of God,…

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