“The Moonlit Road” reflects several aspects of Ambrose Bierce’s own life. First off, Bierce worked as a journalist for various newspapers and periodicals, and I think this shows in the way the story was pieced together bit by bit through statements from the three people involved. Second “The Moonlit Road” was written in 1907, three years after Bierce divorced his wife, after he discovered compromising letters between her and an admire, which is reflected in Joel Hetman’s suspicion of his wife, even though the wife is innocent in this case.
But what I really find interesting is the way he disappeared. In 1913 he was following Pancho Villa’s army as an observer, the last thing ever heard from him was a letter to a friend in December of 1913, which he closed with "As to me, I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination," after which he seemingly vanished without a trace, much like Joel Hetman seemed to disappear in “The Moonlit Road,” although I might be just making some connections that aren’t there.
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