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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Lasting Echoes No. 2 — Ambrose Bierce

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Lasting Echoes No. 2 — Ambrose Bierce

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Ambrose Bierce

The second title in Lasting Echoes, a letterpress series celebrating short stories that endure.

About this Edition

Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a cornerstone of the Lasting Echoes collection for its astonishing ability to compress time, terror, and revelation into a single, unforgettable narrative. With ruthless precision, Bierce explores the fragile boundary between reality and imagination, revealing how the mind seeks meaning even in its final moments. The story's structure and psychological insight feel strikingly modern, a quality that led Kurt Vonnegut to famously call it "the best short story ever written by an American." Brief yet devastating, Owl Creek Bridge demonstrates how a short story can rival the power of a great novel, its final echo lingering long after the page is turned.

Specifications

  • Printed on an Original Heidelberg Windmill Press on Cotton Lettra paper
  • Limited to 100 copies
  • Measures 8.5" × 5.5"
  • Wrapped in extra-thick German-made Gmund paper
  • Sewn by hand
  • 26 pages
  • Featuring three original charcoal illustrations by Colin Estrada, who brings the story's tension and atmosphere to life through expressive charcoal sketches

The Illustrator

The illustrations in our first three chapbooks were commissioned from talented recent graduates of Southern Utah University's BFA program, a collaboration that brings fresh artistic voices into dialogue with these timeless stories. We hope through this series to introduce new artists to the fine press world, giving them an early platform to showcase their work. Each artist receives a generous percentage of sales, ensuring their creative contributions are meaningfully supported.

The Collection

Slipcase

An optional slipcase is available, designed to house any three chapbooks from the Lasting Echoes collection. It will also be offered separately in the future for readers who wish to build or expand their set over time.

What's Next

Upcoming Lasting Echoes titles include short works by Melville, Woolf, Hemingway, and more, with multiple titles already in development for release in 2026.

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Collaborators

Artist

Samuel Thomson  

Samuel Thomson is an Ottawa-based traditional printmaker and illustrator specializing in linocut. His passion for high-contrast, hard-carved imagery began at the Bealart program in London, Ontario, and has since grown into an independent practice.

foreword written by

Michael Von Cannon

Michael Von Cannon teaches modern American literature at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is the co-creator and producer of One True Podcast and is co-editing the final volumes of Hemingway's correspondence for the Hemingway Letters Project.

afterword written by

Mark Cirino

Mark Cirino teaches American literature at the University of Evansville. He is the host of the popular Hemingway Society-sponsored program, One True Podcast. His most recent publication is an edition of A Farewell to Arms edited for the Norton Library.