Ambrose Bierce : Soldier / Author Ambrose Bierce’s writing was without a doubt among the best of his time. His early life consisted of two extremely religious parents and a limited education. After unsuccessful attempts at writing poetry, Bierce decided to concentrate more on short stories. His best ideas for short stories came from fighting in the Civil War. After fighting in the war, he got married, had kids, and later was divorced. After the divorce …showed first 75 words of 1174 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1174 total…from the war to write stories and become one of the most common names of his time. He married and had a family and lost it all. Bierce mysteriously disappeared in Mexico never to be seen again. Ambrose Bierce’s writing is among the best today. As said by Frederick Taber Cooper, “We may not agree the method that he has chosen to use, but we cannot escape the strange, haunting power of them”. (Curley 104)