August 2023

10 Surprising Things About Me

by Kerra BoltonEssays August 13, 2023July 29, 2024Comments are Disabled

I began writing on Substack last June when my life felt at an all-time low. My first subscribers were mostly people I knew in real life and online. Some of my first subscribers have supported my work for the past 20 years or more, while others are recent friends. “The Water Spirits Will Carry Us,” …

Be a Good Ancestor (SPEECH)

by Kerra BoltonPublic Speaking August 11, 2023April 25, 2024Comments are Disabled

People often ask me why I am on a quest to learn to swim, dive, and map the wreckage of slave ships to honor my ancestors. Why am I so drawn to the ocean? Is it a grave or a place of liberation? I explored those questions and more in a speech I made as …

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