“And so, improvising, we crossed the street from the locked cemetery to the sales yard of a stonemasonry company, H. Albrecht (est. 1883). On display was a selection of uninscribed headstones for sale in different styles and materials: classic arched slabs, rectangular prisms, and sinuous shapes in polished granite, laser-cut quartzite, or hand-chiseled limestone. The yard itself resembles a kind of cemetery-in-waiting, a stark reminder of our collective destination.”