Featured, Chan Magic, Chan Stories, WritingAlexandra ChanAugust 11, 2023Old Chan Magic, In the Garden Behind the Moon, The BookComment

What's New With My Book??

Featured, Chan Magic, Chan Stories, WritingAlexandra ChanAugust 11, 2023Old Chan Magic, In the Garden Behind the Moon, The BookComment

Writing, Travel, Dreams & Visions, Chan Stories, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanFebruary 09, 2020Dad, daddy's girl, Days with my father, grief, grief recovery, Grief support, Reparenting, inner wisdom, Inner child, meditation, memoir, Alaska, Shumagin Islands, Chernabura Island, The Shire, The Hobbit, Unexpected Journey, Stories, Why we tell stories, Storytelling, Healing, The third rail, neuroscience of story, Writer's blog, Writing a book, Writer's block, Narrativ arcs, Savannah Georgia, Savannah Beach, Self-love, Self-help, Self-healing, Skogafoss, Iceland, visions, DreamsComment

Why We Tell Stories

Writing, Travel, Dreams & Visions, Chan Stories, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanFebruary 09, 2020Dad, daddy's girl, Days with my father, grief, grief recovery, Grief support, Reparenting, inner wisdom, Inner child, meditation, memoir, Alaska, Shumagin Islands, Chernabura Island, The Shire, The Hobbit, Unexpected Journey, Stories, Why we tell stories, Storytelling, Healing, The third rail, neuroscience of story, Writer's blog, Writing a book, Writer's block, Narrativ arcs, Savannah Georgia, Savannah Beach, Self-love, Self-help, Self-healing, Skogafoss, Iceland, visions, DreamsComment

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanJuly 28, 2019windsocks, dreams, visions, vivid dream, Visitation dream, intuition, inner voice, inner peace, Throat chakra, heart chakra, root chakra, inner wisdom, grief, grief recovery, grief support, parent lossComment

Windsock

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanJuly 28, 2019windsocks, dreams, visions, vivid dream, Visitation dream, intuition, inner voice, inner peace, Throat chakra, heart chakra, root chakra, inner wisdom, grief, grief recovery, grief support, parent lossComment

Chan Stories, Family History, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanJune 16, 2019Big Magic, Sun-seeking, Optimism, Grief, Grief recovery, Savannah Beach, Awakening, Resilience, T.S. Chu, Segregation, Racism, Deep South, Chan Family, Chan family stories, Georgia, Savannah, Anti-miscegenation, old negatives11 Comments

Mr. Savannah Beach

Chan Stories, Family History, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanJune 16, 2019Big Magic, Sun-seeking, Optimism, Grief, Grief recovery, Savannah Beach, Awakening, Resilience, T.S. Chu, Segregation, Racism, Deep South, Chan Family, Chan family stories, Georgia, Savannah, Anti-miscegenation, old negatives11 Comments

TravelAlexandra ChanMay 05, 2019Travel, Egypt, Cairo, Aswan, Nile River, Luxor, trust life, family adventures, family travel, Giza Plateau, Great Pyraminds, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Saqqara, Kitcheners Island, Temple of Philae, Temple of Horus, Temple at Karnak, Temple of Luxor, Kundalini meditation, Kundalini Yoga, Surrender, Flow, intuition, inner voice, Intention, Grief, Grief recovery, Parent loss2 Comments

Egypt

TravelAlexandra ChanMay 05, 2019Travel, Egypt, Cairo, Aswan, Nile River, Luxor, trust life, family adventures, family travel, Giza Plateau, Great Pyraminds, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Saqqara, Kitcheners Island, Temple of Philae, Temple of Horus, Temple at Karnak, Temple of Luxor, Kundalini meditation, Kundalini Yoga, Surrender, Flow, intuition, inner voice, Intention, Grief, Grief recovery, Parent loss2 Comments

Alexandra ChanFebruary 17, 2019Hawaiian Forgiveness Prayer, Ho'oponopono, Forgiveness, Forgive me, I'm sorry, Thank you, I love you, Writer's block, Soul contracts, Courage, Wisdom, Humility, Healing, Self-love, Self-healing, self-love, Self-help, Inner peace, Reconciliation4 Comments

Ho'oponopono

Alexandra ChanFebruary 17, 2019Hawaiian Forgiveness Prayer, Ho'oponopono, Forgiveness, Forgive me, I'm sorry, Thank you, I love you, Writer's block, Soul contracts, Courage, Wisdom, Humility, Healing, Self-love, Self-healing, self-love, Self-help, Inner peace, Reconciliation4 Comments

Writing, Chan Stories, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanJanuary 27, 2019Chinese laundry, Chinese Americans, Savannah Georgia, Jim Crow South, the third rail, Interracial marriage, interracial friendship, Mixed race, Lisa Cron, fundamental misbelief, writing a book, writing, writer's blog, writing exercise, origin story, fatal flawComment

The Third Rail

Writing, Chan Stories, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanJanuary 27, 2019Chinese laundry, Chinese Americans, Savannah Georgia, Jim Crow South, the third rail, Interracial marriage, interracial friendship, Mixed race, Lisa Cron, fundamental misbelief, writing a book, writing, writer's blog, writing exercise, origin story, fatal flawComment

Dreams & Visions, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanDecember 09, 2018Small quiet voice, quiet small voice, small wonders, meditation, Grief support, Grief recovery, Shamanic Journey, spirit guides, intuition, Parent loss, Nuthatch, animal symbolismComment

Grand Deception

Dreams & Visions, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanDecember 09, 2018Small quiet voice, quiet small voice, small wonders, meditation, Grief support, Grief recovery, Shamanic Journey, spirit guides, intuition, Parent loss, Nuthatch, animal symbolismComment

Chan Stories, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanNovember 25, 2018Grief, Life after Loss, Mom, Dad, Spain, Travel, quiet small voice, snail shells, garnets, Chan Magic, War stories, World War II Letters, Horse riding, Home, Home is where the heart is, Snail symbolism, Grief recovery, Small quiet voice, Wisdom in silence, Meditation2 Comments

The Garnet and the Snail, or The Spirit of Place

Chan Stories, Chan MagicAlexandra ChanNovember 25, 2018Grief, Life after Loss, Mom, Dad, Spain, Travel, quiet small voice, snail shells, garnets, Chan Magic, War stories, World War II Letters, Horse riding, Home, Home is where the heart is, Snail symbolism, Grief recovery, Small quiet voice, Wisdom in silence, Meditation2 Comments

FeaturedAlexandra ChanNovember 11, 2018Chinese American, Chinese brush painting, Asian art, Wall scrolls, Sumi-e, Rising Phoenix Arts, grief, Grief recovery, Grief support, Parent loss, Chinese artComment

Rising Phoenix

FeaturedAlexandra ChanNovember 11, 2018Chinese American, Chinese brush painting, Asian art, Wall scrolls, Sumi-e, Rising Phoenix Arts, grief, Grief recovery, Grief support, Parent loss, Chinese artComment

FeaturedAlexandra ChanOctober 28, 2018Mom, Dad, daddy's girl, Grief, Grief recovery, Grief support, Multiple Myeloma, Cancer, Mothers and daughters, Parent loss4 Comments

Mothers Don't Die

FeaturedAlexandra ChanOctober 28, 2018Mom, Dad, daddy's girl, Grief, Grief recovery, Grief support, Multiple Myeloma, Cancer, Mothers and daughters, Parent loss4 Comments

Chan Stories, Chan Magic, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanOctober 14, 2018Dad, Days with my father, Music, Orpheus, Orpheus & Morpheus, Greek mythology, demi-gods, Piano, Jazz piano, Georgia Tech, Savannah Georgia, Walnut tobacco, Smoking pipes, Kaywoodie, Power of music, Music and healing, Jim Crow South, Interracial marriage, World War II Letters, World War II, War stories, CBI TheatreComment

Orpheus

Chan Stories, Chan Magic, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanOctober 14, 2018Dad, Days with my father, Music, Orpheus, Orpheus & Morpheus, Greek mythology, demi-gods, Piano, Jazz piano, Georgia Tech, Savannah Georgia, Walnut tobacco, Smoking pipes, Kaywoodie, Power of music, Music and healing, Jim Crow South, Interracial marriage, World War II Letters, World War II, War stories, CBI TheatreComment

WritingAlexandra ChanSeptember 30, 2018sparrow, baby birds, feeding baby birds, writing a book, animal symbolism, self-love, worthiness, state of becoming, animal rescueComment

The Earthkeeper

WritingAlexandra ChanSeptember 30, 2018sparrow, baby birds, feeding baby birds, writing a book, animal symbolism, self-love, worthiness, state of becoming, animal rescueComment

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanSeptember 23, 2018Grief, Life after Loss, Days with my father, Dad, Grief support, Grief recovery, fathers and daughters, daddy's girl, Visitation dream, vivid dream2 Comments

Be Not Afraid

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanSeptember 23, 2018Grief, Life after Loss, Days with my father, Dad, Grief support, Grief recovery, fathers and daughters, daddy's girl, Visitation dream, vivid dream2 Comments

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanSeptember 16, 2018Health benefits of gardening, gardening, meditation, mom, dad, memoir, grief, Anticipatory grief, Grief recovery, Sak yant tattoos, spirit guides, Shamanic Journey, Chinese tea house, everyday magicComment

The Gift

Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanSeptember 16, 2018Health benefits of gardening, gardening, meditation, mom, dad, memoir, grief, Anticipatory grief, Grief recovery, Sak yant tattoos, spirit guides, Shamanic Journey, Chinese tea house, everyday magicComment

Chan Stories, Featured, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanSeptember 09, 2018Pantsuit Nation, Corona Project, World War II, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chinese laundry, Chinese Americans, Savannah Georgia, 2016 Election, Family stories, Chan Magic, Chan family, Chan family stories, Bob Chan, Colonel Robert Earl Chan, Writer's Blog, writing a book, American stories, Federal Writers Project, Honor Flight Mission, Earthrise, NASA2 Comments

Going Viral on the 4th of July

Chan Stories, Featured, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanSeptember 09, 2018Pantsuit Nation, Corona Project, World War II, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chinese laundry, Chinese Americans, Savannah Georgia, 2016 Election, Family stories, Chan Magic, Chan family, Chan family stories, Bob Chan, Colonel Robert Earl Chan, Writer's Blog, writing a book, American stories, Federal Writers Project, Honor Flight Mission, Earthrise, NASA2 Comments

TravelAlexandra ChanSeptember 02, 2018Travel, Mom, Dad, Grief, Life after Loss, Spain, Healing, Almeria, Medicine Wheel, Spreading ashes, Villa de Nijar, Spanish estate, Mediterranean, Signs from loved onesComment

Sketches of Spain

TravelAlexandra ChanSeptember 02, 2018Travel, Mom, Dad, Grief, Life after Loss, Spain, Healing, Almeria, Medicine Wheel, Spreading ashes, Villa de Nijar, Spanish estate, Mediterranean, Signs from loved onesComment

Chan Stories, Writing, Dreams & Visions, Featured, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanAugust 26, 2018Dad, Days with my father, World War II Letters, World War II, Ghost stories, China Burma India Theatre, War stories, Chan family, Family stories, Chan Magic, Old Chan Magic, old letters, old negatives, Chinese Americans, Chinese laundry, Savannah Georgia, small wonders, sense of wonder2 Comments

Small Wonders

Chan Stories, Writing, Dreams & Visions, Featured, Family HistoryAlexandra ChanAugust 26, 2018Dad, Days with my father, World War II Letters, World War II, Ghost stories, China Burma India Theatre, War stories, Chan family, Family stories, Chan Magic, Old Chan Magic, old letters, old negatives, Chinese Americans, Chinese laundry, Savannah Georgia, small wonders, sense of wonder2 Comments

Chan Stories, Writing, Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanAugust 19, 2018old negatives, World War II, World War II Letters, Bob Chan, Robert Earl Chan, Chinese Americans, Savannah, Savannah Georgia, Chinese laundry, Family stories, Chan family, Chan family stories, Grief, Anticipatory grief, Healing, Grief recovery, China Burma India Theatre, CBI Theatre, Colonel Robert Earl Chan, Serendipity, old letters, large-format negatives, ghostwriter, Fly fishing, V-mail, Vintage corvette, 1970sComment

Ghostwriter

Chan Stories, Writing, Dreams & VisionsAlexandra ChanAugust 19, 2018old negatives, World War II, World War II Letters, Bob Chan, Robert Earl Chan, Chinese Americans, Savannah, Savannah Georgia, Chinese laundry, Family stories, Chan family, Chan family stories, Grief, Anticipatory grief, Healing, Grief recovery, China Burma India Theatre, CBI Theatre, Colonel Robert Earl Chan, Serendipity, old letters, large-format negatives, ghostwriter, Fly fishing, V-mail, Vintage corvette, 1970sComment

TravelAlexandra ChanAugust 12, 2018Grief, Healing, Iceland, Reynisfjara, Black Beach, Dad, Life after Loss, Reynisfjell, Vik, Stykkisholmur, Sunsets, Black sand, puffins, Grief recovery, Bob Chan, Signs, Serendipity, Wild reindeer, Lake Mivatn4 Comments

Alien Lands

TravelAlexandra ChanAugust 12, 2018Grief, Healing, Iceland, Reynisfjara, Black Beach, Dad, Life after Loss, Reynisfjell, Vik, Stykkisholmur, Sunsets, Black sand, puffins, Grief recovery, Bob Chan, Signs, Serendipity, Wild reindeer, Lake Mivatn4 Comments

Dreams & Visions, Writing, FeaturedAlexandra ChanAugust 07, 2018meditation, Dad, Days with my father, writing a book, Chan Magic, Shamanic Journey, Mom, Journaling, DreamsComment

The Pen Addict

Dreams & Visions, Writing, FeaturedAlexandra ChanAugust 07, 2018meditation, Dad, Days with my father, writing a book, Chan Magic, Shamanic Journey, Mom, Journaling, DreamsComment

Writing, Chan Stories, FeaturedAlexandra ChanAugust 03, 2018Kodak, Corona Project, Bob Chan, Dad, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Days with my father, Feature, Cold WarComment

The Most Interesting Man in the World

Writing, Chan Stories, FeaturedAlexandra ChanAugust 03, 2018Kodak, Corona Project, Bob Chan, Dad, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Days with my father, Feature, Cold WarComment

Dreams & Visions, WritingAlexandra ChanJuly 30, 2018Dad, Bob Chan, Old Chan Magic, SCUBA, Days with my father, 1950s, Rochester NY, Kodak, Inventions, Dreams, Aqualung, Photography, Underwater photography, Spear fishing, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chinese American, Mixed race, writing a book, Writer's BlogComment

Through a Glass, Darkly

Dreams & Visions, WritingAlexandra ChanJuly 30, 2018Dad, Bob Chan, Old Chan Magic, SCUBA, Days with my father, 1950s, Rochester NY, Kodak, Inventions, Dreams, Aqualung, Photography, Underwater photography, Spear fishing, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chinese American, Mixed race, writing a book, Writer's BlogComment

Writing, FeaturedAlexandra ChanJuly 30, 2018Bob Chan, Chan's Peking Kitchen, Georgia Tech, writing a book, Days with my father, Writer's Blog, Feature4 Comments

Fun Fact: If You Like Water, Then You Already Like 70% of Me - a Blog Origin Story

Writing, FeaturedAlexandra ChanJuly 30, 2018Bob Chan, Chan's Peking Kitchen, Georgia Tech, writing a book, Days with my father, Writer's Blog, Feature4 Comments