Christmas in a Dugout

"Christmas in a Dugout" places readers inside a WWI trench on Christmas Eve, where an American soldier known as Yank and his machine-gun crew — Curly, Happy, Sailor Bill, and Ikey — scrape together a Christmas feast from rum rations, fruitcake, and champagne. When a German cornet plays across No Man's Land and a Welsh voice sings back, the war's absurdity flares into brief, aching beauty. Then the mail arrives, a secret gift from the Tommies moves Yank to hidden tears, and a single empty seat at the table shifts the whole day's meaning.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.