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Publications
Novels
World of Heroes: The Untold Secret Origin of the New Fighters
Short Story Collections
Should the World Fail to Fall Apart
Short Stories
“Metallic Heart of a Distorted Ghost”
“The Rumble of Heat Lightning Above the Deep Midwestern Woods”
“Ma Always Said Redheads Were Trouble”
“Sometimes, People Just Have Things They Have to Do”
Nonfiction
Trapped in This World: Culture on the Edge—The Omnibus of Pop Culture Writing
Music
About A. J. Payler
Born to multiracial heritage in the same Honolulu hospital as Barack Obama, A. J. Payler earned his English degree from the University of Hawai’i before eking out various livings as a musician, technical writer, radio broadcaster, military contractor, audio engineer, comic store clerk, short order cook, press clipping agent, music journalist, and congressional archival assistant, managing to shake hands with luminaries from Kurt Vonnegut to Lemmy from Motörhead along the way.
Since turning his attention to writing full-time, he has released the novels The Killing Song, World of Heroes: The Untold Secret Origin of the New Fighters, Lost In the Red, Terror Next Door, and Bank Error in Your Favor; his short writing has been published by Suspect, Twenty-Two Twenty-Eight, Flipside, Songwriter’s Market, Creepy podcast, Cloaked Press, Short Story (Substack), Flash in a Flash, EYE, Tailspins, Razorcake and more. He has also released several albums of original music and opened for artists such as Silkworm and the Schizophonics, continuing to perform live as often as time permits.
He lives in Southern California with his family. Further detail on his writing and music is available via http://linktr.ee/ajpayler.