Pool Party | A Reading Series & Literary Journal

Pool Party is the brainchild of writers/artists/lovers Ryan-Ashley Anderson and Kevin Maloney. They wanted to create a reading series and online mag that evoked the nostalgia of 70s horror and gothic fiction—pool parties gone wrong; suburban drugs, sex, and murder; and the weird shit kids do when their parents aren’t looking. Pool Party is the place to come if you want to feel a lot nostalgic, a little bit bad, and a fair amount of heart-wrenching passion and regret.

Grant-funded Missing Men

by Lydia-Mae/May 22, 2025/| Fiction

As you all know, with the help of our generous donors, I have been studying the relationship between men, rats, hope, and arrogance, and have prepared a general overview of my findings. Before I go on, I’d like to acknowledge that this presentation should serve solely as a summary and not as a comprehensive disclosure…

Diaries

by Brian Stephen Ellis
May 15, 2025 | Fiction

Sam was older than me and one of her nipples was pierced and…

A Ghost Like You

by Katelyn Convery
April 30, 2025 | Essays

I knew Paula was lying about the way Bruce had died. She claimed he’d become so depressed that he retreated to his bed and did not eat or drink for many days. When his friends’ calls went unanswered, one of them went to check on him and found him barely conscious, lying in urine-soaked sheets. As we spoke, I heard the line crackle.

The People’s Champ

by Kyle Kouri
April 16, 2025 | Fiction

We called Kofi the People’s Champ because he was the only manager at the Vide Hotel that didn’t care about us drinking on the job and, in fact, would sometimes hit joints with us in the bell closet.

The Bee Charmer

by Lauren Mantis
April 2, 2025 | Poems

There’s a woman in town who performs healing with a net. I…

Upcoming Events

POOL PARTY PRESENTS: Teenage Makeout Spots

by admin
March 20, 2025 | Events

Join us for our second reading at Grand Gesture Books on Wednesday, May 14, at 7pm. GGB is located at 814 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205 and will have titles available for purchase from our very talented readers. Featured readers include Frayn Masters, Genevieve Hudson, Margaret Malone, Lauren Mantis, and Lauren Lavín.

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