A Horseman in the Sky
SHORT STORY BY AMBROSE BIERCE
Carter Druse; The Horseman in the Sky; Horseman in the Sky
"A Horseman in the Sky" is a heavily anthologized short story by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It was published on April 14, 1889 under the title The Horseman in the Sky in the Sunday edition of The Examiner, a San Francisco newspaper owned by William Randolph Hearst.