When it comes to brownies, are you a center-lover or an edge-eater? I’m a corner fan myself… ...
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Edge Me Into A Corner
21 May, 2026
While magnolias are too big and messy for our little yard, I have always admired them from ...
Money Is So Cool
20 May, 2026
Old banks have the best air conditioning. Money must be so cool. Saving it for the summer… ...
Offering a glimpse of a summer to possibly come, this Greek salad was enjoyed poolside on a ...
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.

