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MEMOIR Novel Festival Reading: Standing Crooked, by Ronald Carson

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Q&A After Screening: HORROR Toronto October 2025 Festival

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    Standing Crooked Logline: A boy born with club feet in Troubles-era Belfast survives a traumatic childhood and 42 surgeries, discovering that while the body may falter, the right words can teach a man how to stand.

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    Where are my Krispy Kremes?
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