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  • Essentially Harmless: The Pollen Files

    Essentially Harmless: The Pollen Files
    2026/04/21

    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?

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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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    12 分
  • Brazen Bear Breakfast Blockade

    Brazen Bear Breakfast Blockade
    2026/04/14

    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 分
  • Barefoot Lunatic: My Predawn Spectacle

    Barefoot Lunatic: My Predawn Spectacle
    2026/04/07

    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 分
  • Writers Write

    Writers Write
    2026/03/31

    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.

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    10 分
  • That Old Familiar Hum: From Rama to Hail Mary

    That Old Familiar Hum: From Rama to Hail Mary
    2026/03/24

    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 分
  • Weather Whiplash

    Weather Whiplash
    2026/03/17

    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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    10 分
  • A Soggy Betrayal

    A Soggy Betrayal
    2026/03/10

    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.

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    13 分
  • The Stolen Hour

    The Stolen Hour
    2026/03/03

    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!


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    18 分