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    Laundromat Girl
    Laundromat Girl
    Laundromat Girl
    Ebook35 pages16 minutes

    Laundromat Girl

    By Patsy Stanley

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    An Art Muse Zine expressing the thoughts and outcomes of a woman's intense travels through a collective of dark and sometimes mysterious yet comforting Laundromats in big cities and small villages on the way to her emotional acceptance of the Zen power of washing machines and dryers, and soap. A life story told in an int

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatsy Stanley
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781736802618
    Laundromat Girl
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    Patsy Stanley

    Patsy Stanley is an artist, illustrator and author. She has authored both nonfiction and fiction books including novels, children's books, energy books, art books, and more. She can reached at:patsystanley123@gmail.com for questions and comments.

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      Laundromat Girl - Patsy Stanley

      Laundromat Girl © 2020

      2020 Copyright held by Patsy Stanley

      All artwork Copyrighted by Patsy Stanley

      All of the text and illustrations contained in Laundromat Girl are under full copyright protection and may not be reproduced in any form without the legal consent of the author and illustrator, Patsy Stanley or her representatives.

      ISBN 978-1-7356266-5-9

      ISBN: 978-1-7368026-1-8 (e-book)

      These aren’t industrial strength lyrics, but still,

      kudos…

      to the Laundromat Girl,

      livin’ in a Laundromat world,

      wash, wash, wash

      spin, spin, spin

      be careful when you drop the bluing in

      Laundromat Girl,

      slosh, slosh, whirl

      scrub, scrub, scrub

      wash your dirty linen at the Laundromat world

      Laundromat Girl’s Hopeful Laundry Soap

      can wash your clothes clean and fine

      soap, soap, soap,

      rinse, rinse, rinse,

      pretty soon they’ll smell of pine

      Laundromat Girl

      She’s the girl

      who gave the Laundromat a whirl

      washed out her troubles

      on the double

      busy busy Laundromat Girl,

      clean, clean

      Laundromat Girl

      Ooooh waaaa…

      Laundromat Girl

      There are seven hundred and sixty seven thousand ways to learn about Laundromat Zen, and they would

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