The Ramble Press
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An open space for gay art & literature. Take a ramble with us: theramblepress.substack.com
KINK: Urinals kicks off our new series celebrating fetishes, taboos, and proclivities. Sidle up to art, fiction, and poetry inspired by the pissoir! theramblepress.substack.com/p/kink-urinals #TheRamble #Kink #GayArt #QueerFiction #GayPoetry
KINK: Urinals
Public Bathroom Etiquette, Ramble-Style
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Nothing like a Dick Pic to lift those midweek blues. Brought to you today by @peteb1952.bsky.social, Bisou Tattoo, and @brunoleydetpainter.bsky.social 🍆🍆🍆 For subscribers (free and paid). Join The Ramble rabble to see everything theramblepress.substack.com #TheRamble #DickPic #gayart #unapologetic
Writer Jeza Belle debuts in The Ramble with a story that is funny, poignant, and oh so good. Paired with playful art by Baju Wijono. Enjoy! theramblepress.substack.com/p/cubicle-co... #TheRamble #GayFiction #queerflash #gayart
Cubicle Confession
Jeza Belle
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Ethereal art from Rob Unett meets sexy dreamscape from @jammerssexdreams.bsky.social. Rock icon Roddy Bottum shares a chapter of his memoir and a sweet poem about talking in our sleep. All in #theramblethisweek Check it out and subscribe: theramblepress.substack.com/p/the-ramble...
The Ramble This Week
Ethereal art meets dreamscape realism, a rock icon’s memoir meets sleepy reverie
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The Ramble has admired the work of artist @jammerssexdreams.bsky.social for some time. We are elated for him to kick off our new feature Art After Hours. theramblepress.substack.com/p/art-after-... Exclusively for subscribers (free and paid). Enjoy! #TheRamble #AfterHours #SexDreams #queerart
Art After Hours
Joshua ‘Jammer’ Smith
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“Having grown up with a particular understanding of the world, I’ve never felt the need to keep gender within its prescribed boundaries. Social stereotypes thus become more fluid,” says Artist of the Week Rob Unett. theramblepress.substack.com/p/rob-unett #TheRamble #ArtistOfTheWeek #QueerArt
Rob Unett
Artist of the Week: November 5, 2026
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So much to explore in The Ramble The Week. Poignant fiction by Oleg Olizev and Ryan Schulte. Evocative art from Robert Lucy, Bobby Redmond, Kimz Kimz and Hao. Come take a look. theramblepress.substack.com/p/the-ramble... #TheRamble #TheRambleThisWeek #QueerFiction #GayArt
In his debut novel, Ryan Schulte explores intimacy, loss, and the ongoing search for community. Set in post-9/11 NY and picking up 15 years later, the novel reflects an earlier era and how time shapes perceptions. theramblepress.substack.com/p/book-excer... #TheRamble #BookExcerpt #GayBooks
Book Excerpt: I Dreamed I Saw Augustine
Ryan Schulte
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OPEN CALL: Fiction, poetry, memoir, & art for Issue 3: Whimsy. Let's get silly, surreal, and GAY AF! Submissions by Nov 30. Send to submissions@theramble.press #OpenCall #GayFiction #QueerArt #GayPoetry #QueerMemoir
When fuck buddies move from fuck to buddies. "Familiar Stranger" in The Ramble, paired with luscious art by Baju Wijono @jawanyc.bsky.social theramblepress.substack.com/p/familiar-s... #TheRamble #GayFiction #QueerExperiences
Familiar Stranger
Chris McManus
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"Found Family" by @deanleetal.bsky.social is uplifting, odd, and a powerful kind of intimate. Our latest story for the Intimacy Issue. Paired with art by Baju Wijono. A must-read! theramblepress.substack.com/p/found-family #TheRamble #QueerFiction #intimacy #transformation
Found Family
Dean Leetal
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What a week! Issue 2! Meryl Meisler inspired us all! Artist of the Week, Otto Säger. Book excerpt, Doubting Thomas by Matthew Clark Davison, Short story by T.A. Muir, and Memoir by Jason Haaf!
Great art inspires. We are fortunate to feature Meryl Meisler and her evocative photograph that has sparked poignant stories, poems, and art for The Ramble. See them in our feature “Prompted: Meryl Meisler” theramblepress.substack.com/p/prompted-m... #TheRamble #MerylMeisler #GayArt #QueerWriting
Issue 2: Intimacy is out and ready for you to devour. 🥵🥵🥵 So come on into the Ramble and explore 🔥🔥🔥 theramblepress.substack.com/p/issue-2-in... #TheRamble #GayArt #QueerFiction #gaymemoir #intimacy
Issue 2: Intimacy
The Art of Connect
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Otto Säger’s art is overtly political, sexual, at times surreal and at others explicitly real. Plus dick pics. We love his work. Our Artist of the Week. theramblepress.substack.com/p/otto-sager #TheRamble #ArtistOfTheWeek #queerart #dickpics
Otto Säger
Artist of the Week: October 15, 2026
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T.A. Muir’s “good grief” takes us back to the ’70s for a humorous yet melancholic culture clash on Fire Island. The story is part of the Prompted: Meryl Meisler feature in Issue 2: Intimacy, dropping Friday. Enjoy this preview. With artwork by Baju Wijono. theramblepress.substack.com/p/good-greif
good grief
T.A. Muir
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Matthew Clark Davison's “Doubting Thomas” explores the fallout from an accusation, revealing how queer people often face disproportionate scrutiny. His richly drawn characters and beautiful prose deliver a story that stays with you. Excerpt: theramblepress.substack.com/p/book-excer... #TheRamble
Book Excerpt: Doubting Thomas
Matthew Clark Davison
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Issue 2: Intimacy drops Friday. Here’s a preview—JayBoy by Jason Haaf explores desire and intimacy with daddies. 🔥 Plus art from @pozdnovato ❤️ theramblepress.substack.com/p/jayboy #TheRamble #GayMemoir #Intimacy #CNF
JayBoy
Jason Haaf
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Ramblers are going places! Congratulations to Marc Aoun, whose work was exhibited in Paris at the historic Le Hasard Ludique. We love seeing the artists of The Ramble making their mark around the world. #TheRamble #Ramblers #RambleArt #RambleFamily #artistoftheweek
Bran Sólo captures tender moments, celebrates sensuality, and challenges conventional masculinity. His work is evocative, intimate and optimistic. He is our Artist of the Week. theramblepress.substack.com/p/bran-solo #ArtistOfTheWeek #GayArt #Masculinity #TheRamble
Bran Sólo
Artist of the Week: October 8, 2026
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“August” by @jonathanlees.bsky.social is eerie, provocative, and unapologetically gay. This excerpt feels like horror and your average Saturday night at the club at the same time theramblepress.substack.com/p/ramble-rea... Out now from @lethepress.bsky.social #TheRamble #RambleReads #gayhorror
Ramble Reads: August
Jonathan Lees
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Art that explores sex and intimacy. The journey of a queer Iraqi-American. A poem about pollinating a pink rose. Fresh content in The Ramble This Week theramblepress.substack.com #TheRamble #TheRambleThisWeek #ArtistOfTheWeek #RambleReads #GayPoetry
Poet Steven Losco steps into The Ramble with his fecund poem, overlaid on decorative art by Baju Wijono. theramblepress.substack.com/p/pollinatin... #TheRamble #queerpoetry #gayart #botanical
Artist of the Week Michael Espinoza contrasts the realism of instant photography w/ tactile fabric art to explore identity, sex, and intimacy He provokes, celebrates, and unapologetically documents the queer experience 🔥🔥🔥 theramblepress.substack.com/p/michael-es... #TheRamble #ArtistOfTheWeek
Michael Espinoza
Artist of the Week: October 1, 2026
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So excited for the PROMPTED feature, showcasing art, poetry, and writing based on legendary photographer @merylmeisler.bsky.social’s photo. If you still want to submit, send it in: editor@theramble.press. Stay tuned for the feature in October! 🔥🔥🔥 #TheRamble #GayWriting #QueerArt #GayPoetry
Bonus story from Randy Fair's book "Gay Arab American and Middle-Eastern Men" Ameer’s journey is honest, at times tender, and shows the ambiguity many queer people face in life, especially with family. theramblepress.substack.com/p/gay-arab-a... #TheRamble #RambleReads #GayBooks #queerlit
Bonus art from our Artist of the Week Marc Aoun. We can’t get enough 🖤🖤🖤 theramblepress.substack.com/p/marc-aoun #TheRamble #Artist of the Week #gayart #queerstories
Should you peek in the glory hole? Sensual art around intimate moments. And gay man’s epiphany in the steam room. All fresh and in The Ramble This Week. Check it out: theramblepress.substack.com/p/the-ramble... #TheRamble #TheRambleThisWeek #GayArt #QueerWriting #GayBooks
Big fans of A.W. Strouse and his unapologetic writing! His poem/essay on glory holes is a great fit for The Ramble. Along with more art from @jawanyc.bsky.social 🥵 Plus it’s NSFW, aka our favorite type of lit 😈 theramblepress.substack.com/p/for-the-ho... #TheRamble #gaypoetry #gloryhole
