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Writing the Backwash with R. H. Sheldon
Guerneville
Wash ’n’ Wear
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
I stand in Guerneville’s only laundromat, in front of one of those front-load washing machines that promises to get my clothes cleaner and whiter than the kind with the lid on top. I toss in my clothes, lock the door, and insert most of my quarters. Fourteen, to be exact—$3.50 to wash one load. I [...]
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