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Laundromat Dreams: Reflections on Iowa City
Jeni Grouws Jeni Grouws

Laundromat Dreams: Reflections on Iowa City

“Iowa City was where I lived with my friends in a house on Melrose Court. Iowa City was where I had my first hangover. Where I learned to write and to study. Where I failed to make the Old Gold Singers show choir. Where I dated a guy my friends and I referred to as “Poopie Shoes Dave” to keep him separate from the Dave I ended up marrying who smelled terrific and never had poopie shoes. That I know of. “

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