Confessions of a Part-Time Sexy Dyke and Full-Time Wandering Immigrant [True Stories]

Sometime in the middle of this summer, I came up with the title “Confessions of a Part-Time Sexy Dyke” for my web series. I imagined the series remixing the traditional American queer coming-of-age narrative with my experience as a 21-year-old African immigrant. I came up with a theme song and even filmed an intro to the first episode. Then, I got stuck. I realized I couldn’t go forward with the production before I really explored my relationship with the English language and my pervasive desire to be consumed by American audiences since I arrived in the states 11 years ago. More »