Tom Junod is considering the epitaphs of seditionists. We’re wandering the rows of Marietta Confederate Cemetery, not far from his home outside Atlanta. The sun is inching down, and the grounds are deserted. Tom has no ancestors buried here—he grew up on Long Island—but he’s lived in the South for a while and spent years driving past these graves. “I’ve never been here and it’s ...”
He looks around, absorbing the scene. “You can definitely write about this in some way.”
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