The Big Read: It all comes out in the wash

We gather like penitents. All of us have been brought here by the dirty secrets we hide, and we avoid each other's gaze. But simply by coming here we have to acknowledge our sordid nature, and, despite the awkwardness, there is an unspoken solidarity among us. Here, we reveal all. Because this warm nook, filled with a monkish hum, is a laundry.