Even solid gold gets old after a while – time being the ultimate equalizer, no matter how ...
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Throwing August All Away – Part II
22 Aug, 2026
Visually, this post remains true to our Solid Gold Summer theme; musically it’s a slight side-step away ...
Dazzler of the Day: Jon Ossoff
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When your entire democracy hangs in the balance, as it does this election year, it’s more important ...
The cup plants and hibiscus continue to put on their summer show, and with the healthy rain ...
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.

