A. J. Payler
@ajpayler.bsky.social
Author/musician A. J. Payler has published 5 novels, 2 short story collections, & 6 albums of original music to date as well as opened for Silkworm & Schizophonics, among others.
Available for interviews & podcast appearances.
Visit ajpayler.com for more
Available for interviews & podcast appearances.
Visit ajpayler.com for more
The Dream Syndicate at Soda Bar, San Diego CA Nov 9 2025
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The Dream Syndicate at Soda Bar, San Diego CA Nov 9 2025
Stevie Wonder – Looking Back (3xLP, Motown 1977), later known as simply "Anthology"--was the title changed after someone got cognitive dissonance at the notion of a blind person 'looking' back? You gotta wonder
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Stevie Wonder – Looking Back (3xLP, Motown 1977), later known as simply "Anthology"--was the title changed after someone got cognitive dissonance at the notion of a blind person 'looking' back? You gotta wonder
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
Nicodemus – Spacechild Squall (1977 Zedikiah Records, 1995 reissue)
My article about Nicodemus (for which I spoke with him directly and extensively) is available in the Trapped in This World anthology: books2read.com/trappedinthi...
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #musicsky
My article about Nicodemus (for which I spoke with him directly and extensively) is available in the Trapped in This World anthology: books2read.com/trappedinthi...
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #musicsky
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nicodemus – Spacechild Squall (1977 Zedikiah Records, 1995 reissue)
My article about Nicodemus (for which I spoke with him directly and extensively) is available in the Trapped in This World anthology: books2read.com/trappedinthi...
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #musicsky
My article about Nicodemus (for which I spoke with him directly and extensively) is available in the Trapped in This World anthology: books2read.com/trappedinthi...
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #musicsky
Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing At Baxter's (1971 RCA Victor)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing At Baxter's (1971 RCA Victor)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
Fugazi – The Argument (2001 Dischord Records, 2024 reissue)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Fugazi – The Argument (2001 Dischord Records, 2024 reissue)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
The Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show & This Is Not The New Dream Syndicate Album... Live! (both 1984, A&M)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show & This Is Not The New Dream Syndicate Album... Live! (both 1984, A&M)
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #musicsky
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
October 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Out now from @hollowoakpress.bsky.social the new anthology Short(b)Reads, featuring my new story "Table for One, Folly of Two" along with a dozen more fine tales to peruse--each one paired with a recipe from the story itself. Food for the mind, soul, & body!
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Out now from @hollowoakpress.bsky.social the new anthology Short(b)Reads, featuring my new story "Table for One, Folly of Two" along with a dozen more fine tales to peruse--each one paired with a recipe from the story itself. Food for the mind, soul, & body!
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
Lol, Wolf spends all of six pages recounting his 16 years fronting the J. Geils Band and what he does say can be adequately summed up as "those guys were selfish assholes who threw a good thing away over inflated ego."
September 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Lol, Wolf spends all of six pages recounting his 16 years fronting the J. Geils Band and what he does say can be adequately summed up as "those guys were selfish assholes who threw a good thing away over inflated ego."
Just one example of the kind of lazy, easily checked bullshit that pervades 'Fab': not only did McCartney not write "You're Sixteen" (the song he contributed was "Six O'Clock") but the original version of the song was a top ten hit in both the US and UK for Johnny Burnette in 1960-61. #hackwriting
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Just one example of the kind of lazy, easily checked bullshit that pervades 'Fab': not only did McCartney not write "You're Sixteen" (the song he contributed was "Six O'Clock") but the original version of the song was a top ten hit in both the US and UK for Johnny Burnette in 1960-61. #hackwriting
As authors at all levels must--MUST--understand their rights before agreeing to any publication, I was happy to be quoted in this BooksUplift piece & provide what little guidance I can in hope that even one writer might avoid losing their work.
booksuplift.com/stress-free-...
#publishing #writing
booksuplift.com/stress-free-...
#publishing #writing
August 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As authors at all levels must--MUST--understand their rights before agreeing to any publication, I was happy to be quoted in this BooksUplift piece & provide what little guidance I can in hope that even one writer might avoid losing their work.
booksuplift.com/stress-free-...
#publishing #writing
booksuplift.com/stress-free-...
#publishing #writing
Hearing your own music on vinyl for the first time via ElasticStage is a pretty satisfying experience, I'd recommend it
elasticstage.com/aaronpoehler...
#vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #records #vinyladdict #nowspinning #vinylsky #musicsky
elasticstage.com/aaronpoehler...
#vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #records #vinyladdict #nowspinning #vinylsky #musicsky
July 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hearing your own music on vinyl for the first time via ElasticStage is a pretty satisfying experience, I'd recommend it
elasticstage.com/aaronpoehler...
#vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #records #vinyladdict #nowspinning #vinylsky #musicsky
elasticstage.com/aaronpoehler...
#vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #records #vinyladdict #nowspinning #vinylsky #musicsky
Honored that my short story "Kakko" was just awarded a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest!
#writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
July 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Honored that my short story "Kakko" was just awarded a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest!
#writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
Thrilled to announce my story "A Civilized Exchange" leads off the brand new issue of Black Cat Weekly--and is available to read right now! blackcatweekly.com/b/LePQh
#writing #writingcommunity #shortstory #shortstories
#writing #writingcommunity #shortstory #shortstories
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thrilled to announce my story "A Civilized Exchange" leads off the brand new issue of Black Cat Weekly--and is available to read right now! blackcatweekly.com/b/LePQh
#writing #writingcommunity #shortstory #shortstories
#writing #writingcommunity #shortstory #shortstories
Pleased to announce my story ‘Shiver the Whole Night Through’ was a shortlisted runner-up in the Gothic Non-AI Short Fiction contest!
#shortstory #shortstories #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorlife
#shortstory #shortstories #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorlife
May 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Pleased to announce my story ‘Shiver the Whole Night Through’ was a shortlisted runner-up in the Gothic Non-AI Short Fiction contest!
#shortstory #shortstories #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorlife
#shortstory #shortstories #writing #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorlife
Received my contributor copy of the new anthology Made in L.A. Vol. 6: Hollywood Adjacent thanks to @codysiscowrites.bsky.social so my weekend reading is sorted! Get your own at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#fiction #shortstories #IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #fictionanthology #writing
#fiction #shortstories #IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #fictionanthology #writing
May 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Received my contributor copy of the new anthology Made in L.A. Vol. 6: Hollywood Adjacent thanks to @codysiscowrites.bsky.social so my weekend reading is sorted! Get your own at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#fiction #shortstories #IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #fictionanthology #writing
#fiction #shortstories #IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #fictionanthology #writing
April 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Paris vinyl haul via Souffle Continu, Illogicall Music, Music Fear Satan, & Heartbeat Vinyl--sadly a recent fire in the store(!) prevented me from visiting Le Silence De La Rue but I still made out all right nonetheless
#vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyl
#vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyl
April 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Paris vinyl haul via Souffle Continu, Illogicall Music, Music Fear Satan, & Heartbeat Vinyl--sadly a recent fire in the store(!) prevented me from visiting Le Silence De La Rue but I still made out all right nonetheless
#vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyl
#vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyl
And… we’re rolling! Today is launch day for Made in L.A. Writers’ first Kickstarter! 😍
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#Kickstarter #crowdfunding #fiction #shortstories #indiepublishing #MadeInLAWriters #IndieAuthors
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#Kickstarter #crowdfunding #fiction #shortstories #indiepublishing #MadeInLAWriters #IndieAuthors
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And… we’re rolling! Today is launch day for Made in L.A. Writers’ first Kickstarter! 😍
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#Kickstarter #crowdfunding #fiction #shortstories #indiepublishing #MadeInLAWriters #IndieAuthors
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...
#Kickstarter #crowdfunding #fiction #shortstories #indiepublishing #MadeInLAWriters #IndieAuthors
It's no joke--my story “Rummaged” is in the brand-new April issue of Sally Port Magazine!
"When you look through other peoples' drawers, be prepared for what you find…"
Get the issue: loom.ly/CNkqpH8
#readingcommunity #releaseday #shortstories #writingcommunity #ShortStoryCollection
"When you look through other peoples' drawers, be prepared for what you find…"
Get the issue: loom.ly/CNkqpH8
#readingcommunity #releaseday #shortstories #writingcommunity #ShortStoryCollection
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's no joke--my story “Rummaged” is in the brand-new April issue of Sally Port Magazine!
"When you look through other peoples' drawers, be prepared for what you find…"
Get the issue: loom.ly/CNkqpH8
#readingcommunity #releaseday #shortstories #writingcommunity #ShortStoryCollection
"When you look through other peoples' drawers, be prepared for what you find…"
Get the issue: loom.ly/CNkqpH8
#readingcommunity #releaseday #shortstories #writingcommunity #ShortStoryCollection
Thrilled that my story "Metallic Heart of a Distorted Ghost" was selected for the new #MadeInLAWriters anthology, Made in L.A. Vol. 6: Hollywood Adjacent!
www.madeinlawriters.com/vol6/
#fiction #shortstories
#IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #FictionAnthology #IndieFiction #SoCalAuthors
www.madeinlawriters.com/vol6/
#fiction #shortstories
#IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #FictionAnthology #IndieFiction #SoCalAuthors
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Thrilled that my story "Metallic Heart of a Distorted Ghost" was selected for the new #MadeInLAWriters anthology, Made in L.A. Vol. 6: Hollywood Adjacent!
www.madeinlawriters.com/vol6/
#fiction #shortstories
#IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #FictionAnthology #IndieFiction #SoCalAuthors
www.madeinlawriters.com/vol6/
#fiction #shortstories
#IndieAuthors #ShortStoryCollection #FictionAnthology #IndieFiction #SoCalAuthors
Nice new review of the Apocalyptic Sunsets CD via @razorcake.bsky.social -- head over to razorcake.org/aaron-poehle... to read it!
aaronpoehler.bandcamp.com/album/apocal...
#indierock #musicreview #review #albumreview
aaronpoehler.bandcamp.com/album/apocal...
#indierock #musicreview #review #albumreview
March 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nice new review of the Apocalyptic Sunsets CD via @razorcake.bsky.social -- head over to razorcake.org/aaron-poehle... to read it!
aaronpoehler.bandcamp.com/album/apocal...
#indierock #musicreview #review #albumreview
aaronpoehler.bandcamp.com/album/apocal...
#indierock #musicreview #review #albumreview
March 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM