{"id":12408,"date":"2023-02-22T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:19:41","slug":"running-prompt-710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/running-prompt-710\/","title":{"rendered":"Running . . . Prompt #710"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hobo.Stick_.Rails_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hobo.Stick_.Rails_.jpg 230w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hobo.Stick_.Rails_-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running away or running to? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wanted to run away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you run away? Why? Where did you go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Or:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you have an ancestor who \u201crode the rails?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were to be a hobo, carrying all your belongings in a kerchief tied to a stick, what would you have in the sack?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe you would have a knapsack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A female hobo is a boette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00a0hobo\u00a0is a migrant worker in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoboes, tramps&nbsp;and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; and a bum neither travels nor works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be careful when you call a vagrant or homeless person a hobo \u2014 although this is exactly what the word means,&nbsp;it is a somewhat offensive term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why yes, perhaps I went down the rabbit hole with researching!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rebeccaevanswriter.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rebeccaevanswriter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Evans<\/a> for this \u201chobo with a kerchief on a stick\u201d prompt idea. When she mentioned that in a conversation, I immediately saw the image of someone carrying a sack on a stick and thought \u201cGreat prompt!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running away or running to? Have you ever wanted to run away? Did you run away? Why? Where did you go? 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