When at their best, cowboys can conquer anything. From the most unruly steer to the most untameable ...
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Dispatching the Cowboy
14 Nov, 2026
Yesterday marked the end of our most recent bout of Mercury in retrograde motion, which was said ...
November Jewels
13 Nov, 2026
Recents rains and wind have torn all but the most stubborn of leaves from the trees. Even ...
Cowboys often let other things speak for them – looks, signs, nods, sighs, and songs – and ...
About Alan Ilagan
Alan Bennett Ilagan is a blogger who resides in upstate New York. A graduate of Brandeis University, Ilagan has been published in Instinct, xy magazine, Windy City Times, Q Northeast, Metroland, commUNITY, and ‘The Project for a New Mythology.’ He has been profiled in Unzipped, Genre, Diversity Rules! Magazine, and Upstate Magazine. From 2008 to 2012 he served as manager of the Romaine Brooks Gallery at the Pride Center of the Capital Region. He and his husband Andy were married in 2010 and remain happily unburdened by children. His website has been up since 2003, making it one of the longest running personal blogs.

