Author & Storyteller

Hi, I'm Andrea

Welcome to my website. I'm the author of Black Boots — A Journey of Resilience and Love, a semi-autobiographical story of Goldie and her MS journey that reflects my own MS story. The site includes links to other MS sites, other books and stories, and links that provide MS information and hope. We're all in this MS world together — let's keep learning and winning through our challenges and victories.

Thank you for being here. Every reader who picks up Black Boots becomes part of Goldie's story — and mine. I'm grateful, more than words can say, that you found your way to these pages.

Wishing my best to each of you,
Andrea

My Books About Andrea

Featured Book

Black Boots

A Journey of Resilience and Love

Published Jan 24, 2022 156 Pages Semi-Autobiographical

★★★★★

4.9 / 5 on Amazon

Black Boots is a story about a young woman coming of age while living with the often hidden — but always lurking — presence of a chronic illness. As Goldie navigates loss, love, and self-discovery, she travels through Europe, Florida, and the back roads of New England, encountering a vivid cast of characters who shape her along the way.

Woven throughout is the gradual and relentless presence of Multiple Sclerosis: how it shadows ordinary moments, how it changes plans, and how — against all odds — Goldie finds a way to not just survive, but to thrive. Beautifully written and deeply human, this is more than a memoir of illness. It is a portrait of the enduring power of community, love, and an unbreakable spirit.

"You are more than your monster."

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What Readers Are Saying

★★★★★

"She speaks from the heart and uses powerful imagery to convey what she was experiencing as the disease progressed. I was in awe of her tenacity and positive outlook."

— Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★

"What makes it special is the vibrancy of the characters and their experiences. The book can easily be read in a day and will leave you feeling more compassionate."

— Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★

"A wonderful message about how she struggled but found a way to thrive. Dedicated to every person battling a chronic illness — it will resonate deeply."

— Amazon Reviewer

Also by Andrea

Poetry Collection

Metamorphosis: Changes of the Heart

Illustrations by Judith Gosse

A collection of poems exploring the pathways that have touched our lives, arranged in four stages — Awakening, Growth, Struggle, and Rebirth. An invitation to celebrate your own metamorphosis.

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Coming Soon

In Progress

Black Boots — The Sequel

Continuing the journey

Andrea is currently at work on the follow-up to Black Boots. The story of Goldie continues — more life, more love, and more hard-won wisdom from the road. Stay tuned.

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The Author

About Andrea

Andrea M. Erickson is an author whose writing draws from the full spectrum of lived experience — joy and grief, connection and solitude, illness and resilience. Her work is grounded in honesty and animated by a deep belief in the power of story to build bridges between people.

In Black Boots: A Journey of Resilience and Love, Andrea draws on her own experience with Multiple Sclerosis to craft a narrative that is at once deeply personal and universally human. Her protagonist Goldie's journey across continents and through heartbreak mirrors the kind of courage that quiet, ordinary people demonstrate every day — without recognition or fanfare.

Writing is how I make sense of things — how I find the thread that connects loss to love, and fear to hope.

Andrea's writing is dedicated to everyone who has ever faced an invisible battle, and to the friends, partners, and communities who show up anyway — the ones who make resilience possible.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Andrea was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and that experience is woven into the heart of Black Boots. MS is an unpredictable, often invisible disease of the central nervous system — and Andrea has channeled her journey into a story of hope, community, and the enduring power of love.

If you or someone you love is navigating life with MS, these organizations offer vital support, research, and resources:

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National MS Society

Research, advocacy, and support for people living with MS

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Can Do MS

Wellness programs empowering people with MS and their care partners

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