
One Perfect Story: Chris Jones on "The Things That Carried Him"
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The First Call I Made to Joey's Mom
"There is nothing that can prepare you for a conversation like that," he says. "I blew up her life in some ways" Esquair agreed not to do the story unless the family involved was fully behind it. The soldier's mother said she would agree, but only if others were consulted first.
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