Not surprisingly, his dreams were filled with detailed and fantastic imagery. He errs only in claiming that dreams can never deviate from these patterns. Studies since 1896 have proved that olfactory sensations do appear in dreams on rare occasions.
Nothing is impossible in dreams.
To his credit, Bierce recognizes the enormous untapped potential of dreams. And best of all, he gives us tantalizing glimpses into the workings of his own inventive mind with three extraordinary dream reports. All rights reserved.