Musings & Tales

Today's tale is Mystical Talking Jack-O'-Lantern, a recounting of a magical event that happened every Halloween in my childhood neighborhood—a talking jack-o'-lantern came to life.

This story was originally published in 2017, but it has become a perennial favorite, captivating readers every year. To celebrate Halloween this year, I decided to bring this beloved tale to audio.

📖 Read Mystical Talking Jack-O'Lantern 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.

Happy Reading!

"Code Blue" next door. In the sudden silence of the ER, I braced for tragedy, but the first voice to emerge from Room 28 changed everything.

📖 Read To The Stranger in Room 28 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.

🎧 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!

Join my world of forgotten acquaintances, awkward encounters, and the time a convenience store clerk outplayed me in a memory game. No matter how much I try, I Can't Remember Your Name.

📖 Read I Can't Remember Your Name 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.

🎧 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!

If social media is so broken, a reader asked, why don't I quit? Because I ditched doomscrolling and went back to the past when it was fun. Here's how.

📖 Read Putting the Social Back in Social Media 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.

🎧 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!

With political polarization rampant, is respectful disagreement a lost art? When will we learn to listen, disagree, and let live?

📖 Read Listen, Disagree, and Let Live 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.

🎧 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!

I read 100 novels a year and share the best with you. Today's is King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby

(5:21) What's on your bookshelf?

If you are interested in purchasing King of Ashes, may I suggest the following retailers (Note that some are affiliate links which pay me a small commission, but it does not affect your price):

Amazon

Apple

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.Org (Indie bookstores)

Google Play

Kobo

My newest novella:

The Hitman

My novels:

The Lottery

Jaxon with an X

Liars' Table

Sour Notes

Use Coupon Code DIRECT10 to save 10% on my ebooks by buying direct: shop.dkwall.com.

To learn more about me or to subscribe to my newsletter, please visit dkwall.com.

To see other books I've read and recommend, please visit Books Read page on my website.

Patron contributions are always appreciated to support my art. Click here to Donate.

The cover image is the property of the publisher. All other images and music are licensed through Adobe Stock.

Happy reading!

I read 100 novels a year and share the best with you. Today's is Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

(4:30) What's on your bookshelf?

If you are interested in purchasing Beautiful Ugly, may I suggest the following retailers (Note that some are affiliate links which pay me a small commission, but it does not affect your price):

Amazon

Apple

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.Org (Indie bookstores)

Google Play

Kobo

My novels:

The Lottery

Jaxon with an X

Liars' Table

Sour Notes

Use Coupon Code DIRECT10 to save 10% on my ebooks by buying direct: shop.dkwall.com.

To learn more about me or to subscribe to my newsletter, please visit dkwall.com.

To see other books I've read and recommend, please visit Books Read page on my website.

Patron contributions are always appreciated to support my art. Click here to Donate.

The cover image is the property of the publisher. All other images and music are licensed through Adobe Stock.

Happy reading!

I read 100 novels a year and share the best with you. Today's is Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:49) Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown

(4:14) What's on your bookshelf?

If you are interested in purchasing Society of Lies, may I suggest the following retailers (Note that some are affiliate links which pay me a small commission, but it does not affect your price):

Amazon

Apple

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.Org (Indie bookstores)

Google Play

Kobo

My novels:

The Lottery

Jaxon with an X

Liars' Table

Sour Notes

Use Coupon Code DIRECT10 to save 10% on my ebooks by buying direct: shop.dkwall.com.

To learn more about me or to subscribe to my newsletter, please visit dkwall.com.

To see other books I've read and recommend, please visit Books Read page on my website.

Patron contributions are always appreciated to support my art. Click here to Donate.

The cover image is the property of the publisher. All other images and music are licensed through Adobe Stock.

Happy reading!

Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, Jaws landed in movie theaters—and changed how we felt about swimming in the ocean. That same summer, we vacationed in Myrtle Beach, like we did most years. Only this time, the trip ended in tragedy when a shark attacked my best friend. This is that story—told as best I can remember it—through the eyes of the eleven-year-old who witnessed the horror.

📖 Read A Shark Attacked My Best Friend 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.

🎧 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!

I read 100 novels a year and share the best with you. Today's is Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:40) Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda

(3:13) What's on your bookshelf?

If you are interested in purchasing Daughter of Mine, may I suggest the following retailers (Note that some are affiliate links which pay me a small commission, but it does not affect your price):

Amazon

Apple

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.Org (Indie bookstores)

Google Play

Kobo

My novels:

The Lottery

Jaxon with an X

Liars' Table

Sour Notes

Use Coupon Code DIRECT10 to save 10% on my ebooks by buying direct: shop.dkwall.com.

To learn more about me or to subscribe to my newsletter, please visit dkwall.com.

To see other books I've read and recommend, please visit Books Read page on my website.

Patron contributions are always appreciated to support my art. Click here to Donate.

The cover image is the property of the publisher. All other images and music are licensed through Adobe Stock.

Happy reading!