lichen rockstuning into the unsayable to reach what needs to be said2026-05-23T12:08:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/Ryan ChanHow my website speaks to the fragility of my soul2026-05-23T12:08:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/05/23/fragility-of-soul.htmlReflections on a blue eveningHow do you exfoliate a concept?2026-05-22T12:21:11Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/05/22/exfoilate.htmlHeat it up in the sauna To see what evaporates You douse it in wet flames of chilling water you…Cold Showers as I Screams for the Soul2026-05-22T11:47:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/05/22/cold-showers-soul.htmlWhen it’s cold, the cold kills you; when it’s hot, the heat kills you.The Rite of Alchemy2026-05-15T23:07:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/05/15/the-rite-of-alchemy.htmlInsight into the pharmakon and the iconography of alchemyMournings of a student2026-05-14T19:16:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/05/14/mournings-of-a-student.htmlMy mornings as a student in a typified schooling and academic enterprise often feel into a dread of how unfulfilling…Hansel and Gretel2026-05-03T09:58:10Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/05/03/hansel-and-gretel.htmlWe need to travel far from home to realize what we have left. We need to become so disoriented by…Silence as thunder2026-05-01T11:29:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/05/01/silence-as-thunder.htmlCumulonimbusing the clouds awayAlready there or otherwise?2026-04-27T04:34:10Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/04/27/already-there.htmlYou need to allow yourself to be vulnerable— hurt in uncountable ways spaces and orientations to be fully alive to…A fierce vigil2026-04-07T07:59:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/04/07/a-fierce-vigil.htmlWhat if what we needed in a movement was silence, whispered meetings by candlelight, and a pulsing radiance of reflecting…Riparian Tail2026-04-06T02:07:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/04/06/riparian-tale.htmlSalamanders possess the ability to extinguish, and this is only a riddle for those who can't relinquish. Fear, power, and…Sailing the winds of the 'sother'2026-04-04T21:19:12Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/04/04/sailing-winds-sother.htmlIdeaic musings on a muse inseparateA Paean to My Focus Phone2026-04-04T09:18:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/04/04/dumbphone.htmlAn unfocused apeture into regretA Wild Challenge2026-04-02T02:12:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2026/04/02/a-wild-challenge.htmlwhere the wild thing isKintsugi2026-03-18T11:02:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/03/18/kintsugi.htmlThere is this art where splintered clay, fragmented parts, isolated shards and separation is forged in connection beyond the heroism…Lemniscate2026-03-17T04:03:01Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/03/17/lemniscate.htmlWhat you resist persists, what you accept dissolves What you run from chases what you remain with blesses What you…Soliloquy of the Dark2026-02-27T10:30:11Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/02/27/soliloquy-of-the-dark.htmlWhat if going nowhere was the requirement of transformation? This act of going nowhere This challenging act to not want…Aubade to Winter2026-02-25T01:48:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/02/25/aubade-to-winter.htmlI am the tilt of Earth, as we are the winters that are cradled. I am the freezing winds, as…Rivers2026-02-08T09:57:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/02/08/rivers.htmlWhen I hold this stream, this stream of life waving, I am answered by the many drowning. Those who are…Borders2026-01-20T12:09:11Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2026/01/20/borders.htmlDedicated to you, I trace the edges of my skin. Caressing the bounds, tearing me whole, finding only myself in…Decomposing Forgiveness2025-10-22T01:39:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2025/10/22/decomposing-forgiveness.htmlA guide to navigating forsaken memoriesNVC and Enneagram2025-08-17T01:54:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2025/08/17/nvc-enneagram.htmlNonviolent Communication in the context of enneagramsTwo Mountains2025-08-15T21:50:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2025/08/15/two-mountains.htmlOn the steeped edges of an abyss, birthed a gaping crevice Cavernous sides bespoke a tale of rifting connection. A…Soon2025-07-31T20:19:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/poetry/2025/07/31/soon.htmlWhen I inquire to the way you feel, your words eclipse your speech. The sun of your pain is so…Slowing Down2025-06-30T00:56:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2025/06/30/slowing-down.htmlThoughts on the value of slowing downListening empathically in an apathetic world2025-02-05T09:37:00Zhttps://lichenrocks.com/writing/2025/02/05/listening-empathically.htmlA guide to honor the forgotten art of listening