The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
Episode 8: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
15 Apr 2016
Summary: Peyton Farquhar, a plantation owner in his mid-thirties, is being prepared for execution by hanging from an Alabama railroad bridge during the American Civil War.Background Info: Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, it was first collected in Bierce's 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. The story, which is set during the Civil War, is famous for its irregular time sequence. Bierce's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness.Narration, Sound Design, and Music by Jon Fredette. Additional voices by Tony Wolf and Megan McIver.
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