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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 02/02/2026

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...

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 30/01/2026

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

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 21/01/2026

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/

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 09/01/2026

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/

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 06/01/2026

We're soooooo excited to announce that the first book we'll be publishing via our new Pool Party Books division is @mattknuts.bsky.social's extremely well-crafted story collection SO FAR BEHIND I THOUGHT I WAS FIRST, to be released WINTER of 26/27. We're thrilled!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 07/12/2025

Hey Portland!!! This is tonight!!! Pool Party EOY BASH. Cash bar! Flash open mic! Goofy raffle! Refugee gift drive!!! Hope to see you! 7pm @ Coffee Beer 4142 SE 42nd Ave. Portland, OR 97214

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 04/12/2025

“After that, things escalated. We stole more. Little things at first, stupid things: a rubber bouncy ball, a packet of sugar from Denny’s, a chipped plastic ring from the church lost-and-found.” Check out @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social's AMAZING new story "The Hideaway" 🔥 (link in comments)

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 19/11/2025

We're thrilled to announce that @brianstephenellis.bsky.social has joined Pool Party as our poetry editor! We know Brian is going to bring their sharp eye & community spirit to Pool Party 🔥🔥🔥 Submit to them at poetry@poolpartymag.com (after reading our subs page!)

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 10/09/2025

📚📚 WHY POOL PARTY BOOKS??? 📚📚 • Ryan-Ashley’s 15 yrs as a creative director w/ publicity experience = thoughtful & marketable promo materials, a strong promo plan & gorgeous art • Kevin’s experience as an author w/ 3 book pubs means you’re working w/ someone who understands the process soup-to-nuts

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 19/08/2025

HEY PORTLAND. If you've been thinkin... Pool Party's cool, but like, when are u going to host a reading at an actual swimming pool? Well... the answer is Sep 7 4pm! ⛱🏊‍♀️🥂 Secret location in the West Hills. $12 or $20 w hot dog & bev. Tix gonna go fast. (link in comments)

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 31/07/2025

"We love without demand and bitch with a tender eye like the pull of Hockney’s pool paintings" Check out @hubbsd.bsky.social's Hockney/pool themed poem THE BLUE TERRACE. We're all HUBBS all week. Come back tomorrow for more 🔥 poolpartymag.com/the-price-of...

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 16/04/2025

📣 May 14 reading Announcement 📣 Theme: ‘Teenage Makeout Spots’ Feat. PDX writers Frayn Masters, Genevieve Hudson, Margaret Malone, & Seattle’s Lauren Lavin 🔥 First 15 ppl get a FREE mixtape (yes, an actual tape) of the authors reading various works! FREE TIX! RSVP! bit.ly/poolpartymay2025

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 13/02/2025

Amazing turnout for our first Pool Party reading on Tuesday!!! Thanks to all our incredible performers who brought the magic ✨ and Grand Gesture Books for being such an incredible host!!!

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 07/02/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: FuckMarryKill is now Pool Party 🌭✨ When we discovered that another writer has been using the name Fuck Marry Kill on Substack and is planning on launching a rad workshop by the same name, we were like, well, we definitely don’t want there to be confusion or to detract from anything…

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 05/02/2025

We humbly and sleazily invite you to attend our series/mag launch Tues. 2.11, 6p, @ #grandgesturebooks w/ writers👇 Travis Abels, Edy Guy, Jules Ohman, & Kimberly King Parsons ➕PLUS a magical dating profile tuneup activity with Sarah Ruby after the readings! Can’t wait to see you! #pdxwriters

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 02/02/2025

Meet Travis Abels. And then actually meet him at our event on 2.11 at @grandgesturebooks. His storytelling is 🔥 He hosts The Tiniest Party - a monthly storytelling show (which we have attended with great joy several times), & is currently on tour w/ a OMS. travisabels.com / IG: @travisjay 🩸

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 07/01/2025

Submissions won't open until February, but visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to learn more. fuckmarrykillmag.com

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Pool Party @poolpartymag.com · 07/01/2025

ANNOUNCING: 💋💍🔪FuckMarryKill, a reading series & literary journal w/ our first reading at Grand Gesture Books on Tues, Feb. 11, at 6pm! Follow our account to see how this all started, who’s reading at our launch (the lineup is💯), and for info about how to submit 🔮

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