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Creating Safe Space

Hey, everyone! This has been a long time coming.  I need to carve out a safe space where I can process relationship issues. I have been extremely open about my journey as a mixed chick, finding my birth father and constructing a community I truly feel invested in and a part of.  This is what [...]

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Name Calling and Goals

There is nothing better than sharing a bottle of earthy, Chilean red and a decadent selection of palatable, European cheeses with a friend.  That is, until my friend calls me a name.  I could not trust my ears, so I compelled her to repeat her surprising claim.  “How’s the life of a writer?” she said [...]

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Transition and Evolution

After several conversation with bloggers I admire and have tremendous respect for, I have decided to merge Seeking the Cranberry and The Diversity Projekt.  The content often overlaps and more times than not find myself debating where a post should go.  Merging them seems like the next logical progression as I continue to develop my [...]

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A New Chapter

As my personal journey continues to evolve, so does Seeking the Cranberry.  I struck out on my own more than a decade ago and have built an extraordinarly life for myself.  I have come to love my skin color and have embraced my AfroGerman identity. I still struggle, especially since locating my biological father.  It [...]

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