Mary Haynes may have doted on a fictitious perfume called ‘Summer Rain’, and I myself may ...
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Rainy Abstract
08 Jul, 2026
With the possible sweet exception of the linden tree blooms, no other summer flower reminds me of ...
Maple and Bamboo Light
07 Jul, 2026
Like some paper moon, this bamboo lamp casts a starburst of shadows before a branch of coral ...
While his song ‘Cruising’ came out a few years ago, it still makes for the perfect summer ...
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.

