In 2020, Fred walked from Crown Heights to Times Square to witness the empty streets of New York City firsthand. Everyone’s story has value. The Belgica and The Endurance are stories of human survival that help people survive — but the smaller, gentler stories of our own lives still have value.
Track: Resilience & Storytelling. Pairs with Resilient Leadership.
Why he stopped celebrating his birthday, and what nearly thirty years of strange, sudden loss taught him about staying alive.
A childhood nighttime visitor, a phrase he didn’t understand until years later, and a piece of his family’s history he didn’t know he was carrying.
Personal storytelling in community organizing contexts, using Guide to Creating a Brave Space.
Notes on a Play – fred chong rutherford
A year ago today, I had a spiritual transformation, mind, body and soul. It happened on a day filled with strange coincidences, that began with me seeing a bird playing, in a way that reminded me of being a teenager and seeing the same thing on the day I officially quit working for my Dad […]
I moved into my apartment in October 2023. I was sad, depressed, angry, and grieving. I weighed 358 pounds, and was bearded, as I looked for a long time. By December 2023 I weighed 361 pounds. I left my old apartment because of memories. I’d lived there for 14 years, and needed a symbolic representation […]
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