"They found a finger with a gold signet ring on it a few feet away from the blood, also one dog collar, and an ax with a broken handle." Check out @thehagsoup.bsky.social's amazing story "Did You Know the People Who Lived Here Before?" 🔥🔥🔥

Did You Know the People Who Lived Here Before? by Janice Leadingham

It was a year ago Sunday actually that the Ralfsons didn’t show at our weekly block party, and even though we thought it odd, we weren’t too concerned until late the following Tuesday, when we were al...

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“…The plan is to stay inside a year. We feed the plants and flush the toilets with water we used to wash dishes. It filters through the soil and when it reaches the pond, we drink it again…” Check out this amazing poem, BIOSPHERE 2 by Carly Rae Zent 🌎🌱✨

Biosphere 2 by Carly Rae Zent

After the 1994 Arizona experiment in closed ecosystems.We are all dressed in red.I wouldn't do this if I wasn't in love.The man who stands in the centerof the press photos. His brawny bald head,his ab...

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ICYMI - I was permitted to the party, but as a newbie I had to enter slowly at the zero entry point. No cannonballs, no deep end quite yet, but love to all @poolpartymag.com !

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"It is reminiscent of late-night Cinemax. It is a telenovela, juicy parts only." We looooooove this poem "Why Song of Songs Is No Longer Required Reading for Youth Group" from @thaddevassie.bsky.social. Pool Party vibes abound. Take a minute out of your day and dive in!!! 💦

"It is reminiscent of late-night Cinemax. It is a telenovela, juicy parts only." We looooooove this poem "Why Song of Songs Is No Longer Required Reading for Youth Group" from @thaddevassie.bsky.social. Pool Party vibes abound. Take a minute out of your day and dive in!!! 💦

Why Song of Songs Is No Longer Required Reading for Youth Group by Thad DeVassie

It is reminiscent of late-night Cinemax. It is a telenovela, juicy parts only. The book is rightfully missing from children’s early reader versions. It is making the youth pastor blush.

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When the Red-Headed Pilgrim & the band of lifeguards @poolpartymag.com welcome you to their inflatable, of course you say, HELL YASSS! Grateful that @kevinmaloney.net @femmeintheory.bsky.social & @brianstephenellis.bsky.social let this micro skinny-dip its way in. poolpartymag.com/why-song-of-...

Why Song of Songs Is No Longer Required Reading for Youth Group by Thad DeVassie

It is reminiscent of late-night Cinemax. It is a telenovela, juicy parts only. The book is rightfully missing from children’s early reader versions. It is making the youth pastor blush.

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“The characters are complex in the way that real people are: genuinely kind but also sort of scammy... well-intended(ish?) but also creepy af.” Check out Luke Goebel’s Top Films / Theorists / Artworks, with an intro by my amazing wife Ryan-Ashley Anderson 🔥

Luke's Tops by Luke Goebel and Ryan-Ashley (Anderson) Maloney

You don’t have to read very far into Kill Dick to notice that this isn’t your average whodunnit thriller. The characters are complex in the way that real people are: genuinely kind but also sort...

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"Kinga is 13. She has her first beer and her first period, in that order. The beer looks like piss and the blood looks like chocolate pudding smeared in her underwear." Amazing new story "SOME DETAILS" by @dizzy.gay up at POOL PARTY!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Some Details by Dizzy Zaba

Kinga is 6 when she arrives in Newark, New Jersey. She pukes during the arduous trans-atlantic flight, and the motion sickness makes her forget her teddy bear on the plane.

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"They continued putting the radio on for him even after he disappeared, until one evening it hit them." Amazing new poem from @ewenglass.bsky.social up at POOL PARTY!!! 🔥🔥🔥

They couldn’t understand why the rescue dog ran away by Ewen Glass

Sure, he had separation anxiety but they took him out with them whenever they could, and when they did leave him in the house on his own they always put the radio on.

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"You never tried to shake off the legions of freeloaders blowing up your algorithm. It’s also hard to believe that Hulu hasn’t cracked down on you, on us, like so many other platforms have. Thank you, Hulu Kevin." Check out Dave McNamara's hilarious new story HULU KEVIN up today on Pool Party 🔥🔥🔥

Hulu Kevin by Dave McNamara

Hard to believe it’s been over a decade since I started using your password. I got it from our mutual friend Carie back when she and I were roommates. She said you two went to college together in the ...

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Not saying that naming your story HULU KEVIN is an instant acceptance, but it doesn't hurt. Also helps when the story is funny as hell and so fucking good. Seriously... take a minute to check out Dave McNamara's new story on Pool Party. SOOOO GOOOOOD!!! 🔥

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"You never tried to shake off the legions of freeloaders blowing up your algorithm. It’s also hard to believe that Hulu hasn’t cracked down on you, on us, like so many other platforms have. Thank you, Hulu Kevin." Check out Dave McNamara's hilarious new story HULU KEVIN up today on Pool Party 🔥🔥🔥

"You never tried to shake off the legions of freeloaders blowing up your algorithm. It’s also hard to believe that Hulu hasn’t cracked down on you, on us, like so many other platforms have. Thank you, Hulu Kevin." Check out Dave McNamara's hilarious new story HULU KEVIN up today on Pool Party 🔥🔥🔥

Hulu Kevin by Dave McNamara

Hard to believe it’s been over a decade since I started using your password. I got it from our mutual friend Carie back when she and I were roommates. She said you two went to college together in the ...

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"John built an inflatable bridge. The hubris of it, the sheer audacity. I told him bad idea but telling John anything is like arguing with weather." New poem THE DEMOCRACY OF WATER by Spencer Eckart up on Pool Party! 🔥🔥🔥

The Democracy of Water by Spencer Eckart

John built an inflatable bridge. The hubris of it, the sheer audacity. I told him bad idea but telling John anything is like arguing with weather. We went to look.

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A beautiful day to read THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME! “D.T.: I don’t want to throw the interview off or anything, but is this the part where we kiss?”

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 5mo ago

“Can you talk more about how you owe all of your recent creative and personal successes entirely to Kevin and me?” Pool Party is extremely excited to present THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME feat. @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dtrobbins.bsky.social, & @kevinmaloney.net (and special guest) 🔥🔥🔥

“Can you talk more about how you owe all of your recent creative and personal successes entirely to Kevin and me?” Pool Party is extremely excited to present THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME feat. @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dtrobbins.bsky.social, & @kevinmaloney.net (and special guest) 🔥🔥🔥

The Greatest Interview of All Time: Aaron Burch in Conversation with Kevin Maloney and D.T. Robbins (w/ Special Guest Amber Frank)

In the summer of 2024, I was going through a divorce and living with my mother… which feels like the first line of one of my short stories, but my life tends to repeat itself and sometimes my stories ...

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Happy first day of #AWP26 !!! Need something to read on your flight? How about THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME featuring @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dtrobbins.bsky.social, & me (and special guest)!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 5mo ago

“Can you talk more about how you owe all of your recent creative and personal successes entirely to Kevin and me?” Pool Party is extremely excited to present THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME feat. @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dtrobbins.bsky.social, & @kevinmaloney.net (and special guest) 🔥🔥🔥

“Can you talk more about how you owe all of your recent creative and personal successes entirely to Kevin and me?” Pool Party is extremely excited to present THE GREATEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME feat. @aaronburch.bsky.social, @dtrobbins.bsky.social, & @kevinmaloney.net (and special guest) 🔥🔥🔥

The Greatest Interview of All Time: Aaron Burch in Conversation with Kevin Maloney and D.T. Robbins (w/ Special Guest Amber Frank)

In the summer of 2024, I was going through a divorce and living with my mother… which feels like the first line of one of my short stories, but my life tends to repeat itself and sometimes my stories ...

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Cheerleading & Euphoria in one flash piece?!?! This one is pure 🔥 ...take a minute and give it a read.

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 6mo ago

"Aphrodite puts glitter under her eyes and imagines she’s with Nathan. Aphrodite bought Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater online. Aphrodite wants to be Sydney Sweeney." New 🔥 story by @pamavoledo.bsky.social up today at Pool Party!!! poolpartymag.com/i-didnt-know...

"Aphrodite puts glitter under her eyes and imagines she’s with Nathan. Aphrodite bought Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater online. Aphrodite wants to be Sydney Sweeney." New 🔥 story by @pamavoledo.bsky.social up today at Pool Party!!! poolpartymag.com/i-didnt-know...

I Didn’t Know Aphrodite Until We Sat Next To Each Other In History Class Sophomore Year

Aphrodite comes over to my house every day after school. Aphrodite likes Euphoria. Aphrodite puts glitter under her eyes and imagines she’s with Nathan. Aphrodite bought Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater onl...

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"Even the storm clouds that hover above grayscale despots & dumpster divers have cheery little smiles drawn around their gritty cherubic faces" New poetry from RJ Equality Ingram 🔥🔥🔥 poolpartymag.com/three-poems-2/

Three Poems by RJ Equality Ingram

Roger Rabbit carries his belongings in a bindle like a fool / He left the door to his wife’s apartment open as he walked through to Toon Town but turned towards his favorite juice joint for a celery &...

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HEY LOOK WE'RE ON TV!!! @femmeintheory.bsky.social & I went on @koin6.bsky.social AM EXTRA to discuss Pool Party Publishing, our book deal with @mattknuts.bsky.social, and our upcoming PDX reading on Feb 10 / 6pm at @grandgesturebooks.bsky.social🔥🔥🔥 www.koin.com/news/portlan...

LOOK MA, WE MADE IT ON TV!!! Watch our little segment on AM EXTRA where we talk all things POOL PARTY, including our upcoming reading on Feb 10 / 6pm @ Grand Gesture Books feat: Chelsea Bieker Jon Raymond Luke Goebel Camille McDaniel Adam Deutsch & Lauren Lavín

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 6mo ago

HEY LOOK WE'RE ON TV!!! @femmeintheory.bsky.social & I went on @koin6.bsky.social AM EXTRA to discuss Pool Party Publishing, our book deal with @mattknuts.bsky.social, and our upcoming PDX reading on Feb 10 / 6pm at @grandgesturebooks.bsky.social🔥🔥🔥 www.koin.com/news/portlan...

HEY LOOK WE'RE ON TV!!! @femmeintheory.bsky.social & I went on @koin6.bsky.social AM EXTRA to discuss Pool Party Publishing, our book deal with @mattknuts.bsky.social, and our upcoming PDX reading on Feb 10 / 6pm at @grandgesturebooks.bsky.social🔥🔥🔥 www.koin.com/news/portlan...

Come see Luke Goebel read at our upcoming Pool Party event. Feb 10 at 6pm at Grand Gesture Books 🔥🔥🔥

When we first read “Cotton Candy,” we thought it was a story about a father sharing a nostalgic ritual of youth with his son. But there was something more, something in the child’s disdain for what he was told was a treat, but which actually was more of a bitter mess… poolpartymag.com/cotton-candy/

This is a first for Pool Party!!! A new story "Cotton Candy" from acclaimed Hungarian author, Miklós Vámos, translated by Portland's own @agiborimottern.bsky.social 🍭🍭🍭 Hits all our fav notes of nostalgia and childhood while also hinting at a deeper message. Hope you enjoy!!!

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 7mo ago

When we first read “Cotton Candy,” we thought it was a story about a father sharing a nostalgic ritual of youth with his son. But there was something more, something in the child’s disdain for what he was told was a treat, but which actually was more of a bitter mess… poolpartymag.com/cotton-candy/

When we first read “Cotton Candy,” we thought it was a story about a father sharing a nostalgic ritual of youth with his son. But there was something more, something in the child’s disdain for what he was told was a treat, but which actually was more of a bitter mess… poolpartymag.com/cotton-candy/

“We spend the evening watching VH1 Pop-Up Videos and reading bible verses before turning on Ghost…” Our managing editor @femmeintheory.bsky.social has an amazing piece up at @bulbregion.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 bulbregion.com/Booby-Traps-...

Booby Traps, by Ryan-Ashley Anderson — The Bulb Region

Booby Traps — Ryan-Ashley Anderson THE FIRST TIME I KISS A GIRL, I’m nine years...

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New publisher listing for: Pool Party Books @poolpartymag.com (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity

New Publisher Listing: Pool Party Books

New publisher listing for: Pool Party Books @poolpartymag.com (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity

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I have three poems over at @poolpartymag.com, all of which are in a manuscript currently going out. If you happen to run a press, really love them, and want to see the whole thing, hit me up! Then come to PDX for a reading in February! poolpartymag.com/three-poems/

Three Poems by Adam Deutsch

The sun has an extra weight,a hammer that falls like hurricane when we make the sky quakeat least once per year. But now

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Three new bangin' poems from @adamdeutsch.com over at Pool Party!!! 🔥 He also happens to be one of my fav people in the lit scene. Check out his new work, then come see him live on Feb 10 at our next reading in PDX! 🎤✨

Pool Party@poolpartymag.com · 7mo ago

Private property, accumulation, the death drive. Have you thought about them lately? You will want to read @adamdeutsch.com new poems over and over. Take a look at his poems then mark your calendar for Tues., Feb.10 for our next reading: Adam will be there! poolpartymag.com/three-poems/