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

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

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

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

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