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He never thought he’d feel that way. But there he was, besotted by life in the hinterland, buoyed by the boondocks.
Who’d have believed the sticks could end up so satisfying? Sure, he gave up the sunny beaches, but while his city pals squeezed onto small spaces on the sand to swelter in the summer sizzle; he could splash right in his backyard stream, in his birthday-suit if desired.
Then there were vegetables from the garden. The birds’ song. The quiet. He had discovered his inner bumpkin.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Hinterland in 87 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Nice! I will take the sticks over the beach!
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I would normally take the beach over the sticks … but if the beach is too crowded … a nice little bubbling brook would do more than well enough …
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With all that is happening a lot of folks are heading for the country! The beach seems pretty risky!
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Well, I liked the beach in the early morning and at sunset or late into the night, when there aren’t that many people there … Then again, now it is just as tricky to GET there than to BE there ….
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Wonderful, Na’ama. I love “buoyed by the boondocks” what a title that is.
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🙂 I was going to town with the alliterations … 😉
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Sounds like a lovely life. At least for a while. 😉 Wonderful use of the prompt.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Mine is here: https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/07/18/weekend-writing-prompt-hinterland/
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Thank you, my friend! Yes, I can see that being nice – for some for always and for some for some of the time … 🙂
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I think it would be great to get away. . For a while. I wonder how long it would take me to miss people?
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With internet or without internet? … 😉 Also, yeah, I will miss people. Then again, even in the boonies, one can have neighbors … 😉
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