Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
b'Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was a soldier, newspaperman, poet, and short story writer. Settling in San Francisco, he became a journalist with Hearst\\u2019s San Francisco Examiner. So savage were his critiques of corruption and human folly that he became known as \\u201cBitter Bierce\\u201d and \\u201cthe wickedest man in San Francisco.\\u201d (He loved the tags.) Here is his most famous story, set in the Civil War.'