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The No-Carnival Survival Kit
Article Derry Sandy Article Derry Sandy

The No-Carnival Survival Kit

The Loss of Carnival (Part 3)

At this time last year, we was ready to go; the fete schedules were all but carved in stone, ready to be delivered from the summit of Mount Bacchanal by Saint Montano. This time last year, those of you in the fitness crowd had timed your diet and exercise programs to ensure that your physical fitness peaked sometime J’ouvert morning. This time last year, the costumes had been paid for, the favorite songs had been selected, plane tickets had been ticketed, hotel bookings had been booked, the crew had been gathered and the coolers had been packed. But what now?

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 THE LOSS OF CARNIVAL (PART 1)
Article Derry Sandy Article Derry Sandy

THE LOSS OF CARNIVAL (PART 1)

The loss of Carnival is not merely a physical loss but a spiritual loss as well. Carnival after all is a celebration freedom and thus an inadvertent reminder of what necessarily preceded that freedom for freedom is best illustrated by the absence thereof.

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Ah old Time Something
Article Sparkle Richards Article Sparkle Richards

Ah old Time Something

The Loss of Carnival (Part 2)

I did not know his name. I did not want to know his name. I thought about what my parents would think and felt silly for thinking about what my parents would think. I was no longer wearing the clothes I had left home in.

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