Seven beats from our edition of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.
This one is set for Monday, 28 September 2026, so you are early. Play today's instead.
::Westbound luxuryPotter and his bride marvel at the opulent Pullman car as it speeds west toward Yellow Sky.The train
::The secret marriagePotter frets that he has betrayed his town by marrying without warning or permission.Guilt
::News of troubleIn Yellow Sky, drinkers learn Scratchy Wilson is drunk and on the warpath, and the town locks its doors.The saloon
::Scratchy on the prowlScratchy roams the empty streets firing his revolvers and bellowing for a fight.Rampage
::The couple walks homePotter and his bride step off the train and walk toward his house, unaware of the danger.Arrival
::The would-be showdownScratchy corners the unarmed Potter and levels his pistol for the long-awaited duel.Confrontation
::Marriage ends the duelTold that Potter is married, Scratchy gives up, holsters his guns, and shuffles away defeated by change.Surrender
Solved. That is the shape of the story.
Each beat is labelled with its place in the arc now. The full reading, with themes, symbols and the ending explained, is in the The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky edition.