The Allotment by Charlie Hill

The Allotment by Charlie Hill

4 pages, eBook

Where I Got It: EastoftheWeb.com

Story Rating: 4 Stars

Content Ratings:

Violence: Mild-Moderate-Brutal

Swearing: Clean-Light-Filthy

Sexual Content: White-Pink-Red

Somber - Pensive - Mesmerizing

Summary:

In an attempt to alleviate their empty nest syndrome, a couple takes an allotment in a community garden and they find themselves intrigued by an old man for a time.

My Thoughts:

This is a sad story, not only because of what ultimately happens in the end, but because of the indifference of people to what is happening to others, the fickleness of their attention, and the unwillingness to have anything but a superficial interaction. At the same time I liked the easy way it happens with the turn of the seasons, almost as though the old man slipped away on the wind, as a course of nature.

Quotes:

“—although they left it at that the couple were thrilled with the effortlessly enigmatic nature of his reply.” -Charlie Hill, The Allotment

“While they had sometimes wondered what the old man was doing and why, there was a limit to their curiosity and to how far they would go to occupy their thoughts.” -Charlie Hill, The Allotment

“And then, for the first time, they found themselves thinking of their loss, and of the nature of the seasons to come, relentless, unforgiving, eternal . . .” -Charlie Hill, The Allotment