The Mystery of Washing Machine Three

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Two friends notice a mysterious new patron at their famed local laundromat, who always uses the same machine to wash the same few clothes the same way every time.

Genre: Fantastic Mystery

Excerpt:

Yolie and Luxe were “laundromat” friends, who had become actual friends over the course of the past year. And Burgundy was the most intriguing patron to appear in Mervin’s Laundromat since the day the two friends met there. They didn’t know the mysterious new patron’s actual name—well, relatively new. It had been a few weeks. Burgundy always came in wearing the same glossy burgundy raincoat. They always wore the same amber-tinted glasses. And they washed the same clothes, the same way, every single week.

What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?Write a short story based in a laundromat.Source: A Writer’s Year: 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Text by Emma Bastow. Copyright © 2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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CREDITSStory: “The Mystery of Washing Machine Three” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: “Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)* “Ground Control” “The Tech Show” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “Forest Bathing” “Fast Lanes Light Rain” “Cozy Afternoon” “You Were Always In The Right Place”

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Music by Andrea Baroni licensed from GameDev Market Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View from inside an empty washing machine, looking through the window of the closed door at two people, seen from waist up, who are looking into the machine. The person at right wears glasses and holds a pile of folded clothes. Both are leaning down slightly, shoulder to shoulder, and have their brows slightly raised. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the curve of the washing machine door at upper left.