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High and dry: Sobriety and transcendence at Bonnaroo

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  1. vingtcinqunvingtcinq
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    I recommend just setting aside time to read this; I think it opens up really well as you read it. But, here's a submission statement with slight spoilers. Submission Statement I couldn't find a...

    I recommend just setting aside time to read this; I think it opens up really well as you read it. But, here's a submission statement with slight spoilers.

    Submission Statement

    I couldn't find a better category than "life." The author, who has been maintaining sobriety for years, goes to a music festival. He touches on many different topics, from the festival itself, to consumerism, to escapism, to sobriety. It follows him throughout Bonarroo, so it's all told pretty linearly.

    Ultimately, I would say it's really an essay about "transcendence" vs. escapism. (Sobriety is a vehicle for this, but I think it's really about the aspect of transcendence where we see something we couldn't originally.)

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