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.

The People’s Champ

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

Ben Wiley Burns in Hell

by Jan Stinchcomb
| Fiction
When we were freshmen you told me all the cool kids take flowers…

Like a Tsunami Barreling Toward the Shore

by D.T. Robbins
| Fiction
The ultimatum that Will’s fiancé, Leslie, had given him wasn’t…

Upcoming Events

POOL PARTY PRESENTS: Teenage Makeout Spots

by admin
| 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. Participants TBD.

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