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Hosted by D. K. Wall · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 49 episodes
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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.From his home in Asheville surrounded by beautiful mountains, author D. K. Wall shares his stories—thoughtful reflections and original tales drawn from a lifetime in the Carolinas and Tennessee.They all have one thing in common: They're 100% true... except for the parts he makes up.Join author D.K. Wall for Musings & Tales.
D. K. Wall hosts Musings & Tales, a arts show with 49 episodes published.
After our recent move, I discovered my government-assigned address means nothing to the post office, the DMV, or anyone else until each office decides, on its own schedule, to accept it. A Schrödinger's address, if you w
We all have them: the boxes that survive every move but never get unpacked. Tangled cords, foreign coins, a bag of business cards for people we've long since lost touch with. This week, a look inside the last ten boxes—a
A night light for safety seemed like such a bright idea. Unfortunately, I failed to account for a few things lurking in the shadows—starting with the shadows themselves. Here's how my genius home upgrade lasted exactly o
The Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, 1776. Except they didn't. That famous giant signature didn't happen until August. So why do we celebrate the Fourth? Join novelist D. K.
Everything about modern customer service is designed to help us—except the part where we actually get help. This week, I descended into the purgatory of automated phone systems and evil chatbots in my quest to reach a re
Everything about modern customer service is designed to help us—except the part where we actually get help. This week, I descended into the purgatory of automated phone systems and evil chatbots in my quest to reach a re
Everything in this 1983 movie is obsolete—except the part that matters. This week I rewatched WarGames and took a nostalgic, slightly cranky tour through the dead technology inside it: arcade quarters, acoustic modems, f
Best friends, inseparable, until one day they weren't. Two boys in my neighborhood have gone their separate ways, and I don't know why. Or what will happen next. So I imagine endings for a story whose truth I'll never kn
Time moves differently in a warm, still room. Liam counts the minutes to escape, certain it will last forever. The clock has other ideas. A short tale about the daydream we never quite outgrow—the one where freedom is al
I lost a point in college for writing "to boldly go." Turns out the grammar guides say otherwise, and I've been splitting infinitives ever since. Join me as I take a friendly swing at one of the most persistent grammar m
Who puts carpet in a Jeep Wrangler? This week, a mostly-true investigation into Siberian Huskies, dog hair magnets, and the great cargo-liner conspiracy. 📖 Read Who Puts Carpet in a Jeep? on my website Hello, I'm D. K.
I promised my Ever Patient Partner in Life I'd do something. I wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. You can probably guess what happened next. The curse of to-do lists strikes again. Will I ever get organized? 📖 Read Not
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 t
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 sh
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 Hell
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
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. Wa
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 bel
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
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 novel
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