Musings & Tales

By D. K. Wall

The foundation of a good story begins with a nugget of truth. With a shift of light and shadow, a focus on a detail, a blurring of lines... the storyteller remembers it better.

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

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May 05, 2026 Exploding Oatmeal & Gelatinous Blobs
My doctor believes a man of my age should deal with exploding oatmeal and gelatinous blobs. My mostly true experience with psyllium husk.
📖 Read Of Exploding Oatmeal and Gelatinous Blobs on my website
📚 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.
📚Visit my website to discover more about my novels and short stories.
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12min
April 28, 2026 The Anonymous Hero
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.
📖 Read The Anonymous Hero 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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Thank you so much for being a listener.
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14min
April 21, 2026 Essentially Harmless: The Pollen Files
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.
📚Visit my website to discover more about my novels and short stories.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

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13min
April 14, 2026 Brazen Bear Breakfast Blockade
One brazen bear. Three Siberian Huskies. A hiking trail blockade. A shriek echoing through the mountains. Just another day in Asheville.
📖 Read Brazen Bear Breakfast Blockade 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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

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12min
April 07, 2026 Barefoot Lunatic: My Predawn Spectacle
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.
📚Visit my website to discover more about my novels and short stories.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
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I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Thank you so much for being a listener.
Happy Reading!

Photo of Landon © D. K. Wall
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16min
March 31, 2026 Writers Write
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.
📖 Read Writers Write 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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

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11min
March 24, 2026 That Old Familiar Hum: From Rama to Hail Mary
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.
📚Visit my website to discover more about my novels and short stories.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
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I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Thank you so much for being a listener.
Happy Reading!

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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12min
March 17, 2026 Weather Whiplash
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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

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11min
March 10, 2026 A Soggy Betrayal
One long walk. Two humans. Three dogs. Three weather apps. Zero umbrellas. Zero thoughts about the building clouds. One soggy betrayal.
📖 Read A Soggy Betrayal 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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

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13min
March 03, 2026 The Stolen Hour
Ever suspect a sinister intent behind the origin of Daylight Saving Time? Let me share the demonic story about our stolen hour.
📖 Read The Stolen Hour 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.
★ Support this podcast ★
Your contributions support the cost of this commercial-free podcast. Thank you!
🎧 Subscribe to Musings and Tales on your favorite podcast app

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

All images and music are licensed through Adobe Stock.
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FAQs about Musings & Tales:

How many episodes does Musings & Tales have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.