The squirrel who lives in a story about the Beach Hill Bookstore floats on this sign, indicating ...
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A Squirrel on a Sign
08 Sep, 2026
This gloriosa lily was part of a hotel display on a recent trip to Boston – more ...
Glowing beneath the light of a street lamp, the leaves of this Japanese maple seem almost luminescent ...
Dahlia Dalliance
07 Sep, 2026
The glow of oncoming autumnal splendor illuminates the dahlia blooms at this time of the year. This ...
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.

