• Exploding Oatmeal & Gelatinous Blobs
    May 5 2026

    My doctor believes a man of my age should deal with exploding oatmeal and gelatinous blobs. My mostly true experience with psyllium husk.

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    📚 Curious about the reference to Mad Maverick McDougal and his band, Exploding Oatmeal? Check out my novel, Sour Notes.

    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    12 mins
  • The Anonymous Hero
    Apr 28 2026

    Our anonymous hero rescued a lost dog. Then he asked for my help. The rest—chaos, tree rats, and fumbled phone calls—is mostly true.

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    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    14 mins
  • Essentially Harmless: The Pollen Files
    Apr 21 2026

    Pollen crushes me every year. The watery eyes. The clogged sinuses. In my suffering, a story sprung to mind. What if aliens invaded during allergy season?

    📖 Read Essentially Harmless: The Pollen Files on my website

    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    12 mins
  • Brazen Bear Breakfast Blockade
    Apr 14 2026

    One brazen bear. Three Siberian Huskies. A hiking trail blockade. A shriek echoing through the mountains. Just another day in Asheville.

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    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    11 mins
  • Barefoot Lunatic: My Predawn Spectacle
    Apr 7 2026

    Why was I racing around the yard before dawn, clad only in my pajamas, shrieking like a barefoot lunatic? I blame a certain Siberian Husky.

    📖 Read Barefoot Lunatic: My Predawn Spectacle on my website

    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    15 mins
  • Writers Write
    Mar 31 2026

    The New York Times recently profiled a person who claimed to publish 200 novels in a year with the assistance of AI. That article inspired this week's tale: a Faustian bargain between soulless creation and the simple belief that writers write.

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    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    10 mins
  • That Old Familiar Hum: From Rama to Hail Mary
    Mar 24 2026

    Why do some books imprint a hum in our souls? Project Hail Mary echoed a classic that sparked the same wonder as watching the moon landing.

    📖 Read That Old Familiar Hum: From Rama to Hail Mary on my website

    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

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    Title Image: A photograph from the James Webb Telescope of the Nebula PMR 1, aka the “Exposed Cranium” nebula. Public domain photo. Credit to: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI). For more information, visit https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/webb-studies-cranium-nebula/

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    11 mins
  • Weather Whiplash
    Mar 17 2026

    One day I'm sweating in shorts, the next I'm bundled against a snowstorm. How does one dress to survive the extreme weather whiplash of March?

    📖 Read Weather Whiplash on my website

    Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories. Welcome to Musings and Tales. Whether it's a story I'm spinning or a thought I'm sharing from my home here in Asheville, it's all 100% true... except for the parts I make up.

    📚Visit my website to discover more about my novels and short stories.

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    I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Thank you so much for being a listener.

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    10 mins