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Prologue

Rating: General Summary: When our Heroes need to distract Colonel Klink one Christmas Eve, Colonel Hogan comes up with a scheme that is particularly fit for the season. 2025 PBA Bronze for Best Long Story

The tunnel entrance opened. “Message from London,” Kinch said, climbing out and handing a note to Colonel Hogan. Colonel Hogan looked the note over. “Oh, great. This is just great.” It wasn’t often that the prisoners of Stalag 13 saw their colonel really, truly frustrated. “What is it?” LeBeau asked. “London wants us to pick up some escaped POWs from Stalag 5 in the woods outside of camp. Tonight.” The prisoners all began to speak at once. “Tonight?” “Didn’t we tell them about the tunnels?” “Colonel, we can’t go out—” Colonel Hogan held up a hand. “Hold it,” he said, and his men immediately fell silent. He started to slowly pace around the table, clearly deep in thought. And if his men didn’t know any better, they’d say that he didn’t have any ideas.

Stave Four

Rating: General Summary: When our Heroes need to distract Colonel Klink one Christmas Eve, Colonel Hogan comes up with a scheme that is particularly fit for the season. 2025 PBA Bronze for Best Long Story

“Spirit?” Colonel Klink called uneasily. Instead of Colonel Hogan, a shadowed figure emerged from the smoke. Fear struck Colonel Klink’s heart, and he began to tremble as the figure—silent, foreboding—drew closer. Its face—if it had one—was completely obscured by a dark hood. …And it only came up to Colonel Klink’s shoulders.

Stave Three

Rating: General Summary: When our Heroes need to distract Colonel Klink one Christmas Eve, Colonel Hogan comes up with a scheme that is particularly fit for the season. 2025 PBA Bronze for Best Long Story

Colonel Hogan silently shut the door and tiptoed over to the window, where he gave the signal. Outside in the compound, Schultz returned that signal and passed it along to Carter, up in the guard tower. Suddenly, light once again streamed in through the Kommandant’s bedroom window, and Colonel Hogan threw open the door. “Rise and shine, Kommandant!” he shouted, opening the curtains that a certain Ghost of Christmas Past had so conscientiously closed.  Colonel Klink startled awake, nearly falling out of bed. He took one look at his visitor, and his face twisted in annoyance. “You?” he said. “Colonel Hogan, what are you doing here?” “I’m here to save your soul; that’s what I’m doing here,” Colonel Hogan said. “Up and at ‘em! We only have so much time!”

Stave Two

Rating: General Summary: When our Heroes need to distract Colonel Klink one Christmas Eve, Colonel Hogan comes up with a scheme that is particularly fit for the season. 2025 PBA Bronze for Best Long Story

“What are you?” Colonel Klink asked. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Past,” Kinch said. “Are you going to show me the first Christmas?” Colonel Klink asked hopefully. “No.  I’m not going to go back that far.  Only about,” Kinch looked the Colonel over, “forty years, at most.” “Oh.”  Colonel Klink’s face fell.

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