Robin de Puy Instagram – John, Wichita Falls, 2022
Instead of the expected pregnant teenager, a very skinny man opens the door. “Come in.” He moves slowly, and I’m surprised he can still walk.
Discreetly, I try to sit on an open plastic bag so that my bare legs don’t touch the chair’s grubby seat. I’m embarrassed by my behavior, and as a compromise, I smile particularly kindly at the man. His name is John. By now, he – like many others – has been living here for a few years, waiting for a better life. “Do you happen to know if a pregnant girl lives here?” I ask him. “Two doors down.” Everyone knows everybody. Motels here are like villages.
part from the series The Americans | Posted on 14/Sep/2023 11:30:09
