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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

First published in the San Francisco Examiner in 1890,  An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. It is easily his most famous story, if not one of the most famous stories of all time. Notice how long the paragraphs are. Back then, whole paragraphs went one page or more. Part I A man…

6 days ago February 1, 2026 in Ambrose Bierce.
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Shakespeare Goes Hip-Hop with Mr. Z

Shakespeare Goes Hip-Hop with Mr. Z

by Mr. Z… How do you get today’s younger generation to get into Shakespeare? Bob Zaslow, Mr. Z, has come up with the perfect solution: Rap Notes, Shakespeare Raps. Just ask Homer (if he were still around). He’d tell you the only way his fans could pass down The Illiad and The Odyssey to their friends was by rhyming […]

Death of a Poet by Hunter S. Thompson (from Screwjack)

Death of a Poet by Hunter S. Thompson (from Screwjack)

OK, I know: another crazy Thompson story. It’s a short one. Quick background: Death of a Poet by Hunter S. Thompson was previously published in his collection Screwjack. The story is about a chaotic night in a Green Bay trailer park after a Packers loss, focusing on a friend’s breakdown. The Packers have lost, and the […]

Freak Power in the Rockies by Hunter S. Thompson (The Battle of Aspen)

Freak Power in the Rockies by Hunter S. Thompson (The Battle of Aspen)

Freak Power in the Rockies, A Memoir and Rambling Discussion (with Rude Slogans) of Freak Power in the Rockies. . . on the Weird Mechanics of Running a Takeover Bid on a Small Town. . . and a Vulgar Argument for Seizing Political Power and Using It like a Gun Ripped Away from a Cop. […]

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