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Monday Motivation – The Laundrette

By Novelicious

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.

154HIf you’re anything like us, you struggle to get back into the writing groove after a few days off. Have a stab at our Monday Motivation writing prompt to get the creative juices flowing.

It’s laundry night. While the city buzzes on the other side of the floor to ceiling windows, you spend your evening in a haze of lavender-scented washing powder as you separate your whites from your colours at the coin-operated laundrette on the corner.

With no other patrons to observe or chat to, you occupy yourself by watching old I Love Lucy reruns on the black and white television attached to the wall.

When the tumble-dryer buzzer dings, letting you know that your final load of laundry is ready to be folded, you open the machine’s door only to find it contains a bizarre assortment of garments – items you've never seen before.

Describe what happens next in 200 – 400 words. You can post your piece of writing in the comments below for us to read, or keep it squirrelled away in your notebook.

Filed Under: Motivation Monday, Writing Prompts

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