HeyJaredMusings & Tales
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.
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Beacons in the Dark (opens the original)
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On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, I skip the horror everyone else is retelling this week. Instead, I'm focusing my attention on the beacons of light — boaters racing toward Manhattan, a Newfoundland town throwing open its doors, and the strangers who simply showed up for each other when it mattered most. In today's show, I mention Boat Lift produced by Eyepop Productions and narrated by Tom Hanks. 📖 Read Beacons in the Dark on my website Hello, I'm D. K. Wall, author of novels and short stories.
September's Quiet Promise (opens the original)
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September never gets its due. I trace how the month ended up with the wrong name — including a Roman emperor who tried to rename it after himself — before wandering through a quiet, unhurried Asheville morning that shows exactly why I love it. 📖 Read September's Quiet Promise 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
Shameless Slow Binge (opens the original)
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Binge-watching, by my definition, is a relative term — and this week's proof includes a pub argument in Australia, a decades-late appreciation for William H. Macy, and a deadline I might not beat. 📖 Read Shameless Slow Binge 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 disco
Brothers in Arms (opens the original)
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One last battle. One overconfident commander. One summer about to end with a bang. Brent leads his depleted squad into a final assault on the enemy camp, certain of victory — right up until he isn't. 📖 Read Brothers in Arms 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 discov
Cantaloupe Hand (opens the original)
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A wasp turned my hand into a swollen cantaloupe — and somehow, that's not even the worst part of this week's story. Steroid shots, one-handed typing, and a banana I dared myself to peel. 📖 Read Cantaloupe Hand 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
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