When all else fails, and you find yourself in the spiral of another mid-life crisis or just ...
Latest blog posts
Diving Deeper into a Meditative Flow
25 Jun, 2026
‘Summer Head‘ is not what you might think it is. When I say ‘Summer Head‘ I mean the ...
Rain or Shine?
24 Jun, 2026
At the time that I write this, it is pouring rain outside. The sky is dim – ...
A companion post of sorts to this gratuitous Nicholas Galitzine post, here he is again as He-Man. ...
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.

