An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeAmbrose Bierces haunting Civil War story An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge has a twist ending that never gets old. The narrative concerns the final thoughts of a Southern planter as Union soldiers are hanging him. In the brief period between the tightening of the noose and the actual breaking of his neck, something happens. The rope breaks, and the man escapes. Or the man imagines he escapes. Which is it? This new edition of An Occurrence of Owl Creek