Joseph Torchia

Joseph Torchia
Born	December 15, 1946 Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 22, 1996 Napa, California
Occupation	Writer, photographer
Genre	Novel
Notable works	The Kryptonite Kid

Joseph Torchia (December 15, 1946 – April 22, 1996) was an American author and photographer. In the late 1970s he also worked as a reporter for The Palm Beach, The San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner.

Torchia was born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1964 (Johnsonburg High School). After his studies at the University of Florida (1968) he spent two years in the Peace Corps (1968–1970). After having left journalism, Torchia owned a photography studio during the last 15 years of his life.

Works by Torchia

• The Kryptonite Kid (1979)
• As If After Sex (1983)
• The Edible Variety (unpub)
• Purgatory, PA. (unpub)
• First Communion – a short story (Gay Sunshine Journal, no 47, 1982, p 90-104)

External links

• Obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)
• Review of 'The Kryptonite Kid' by Jack Veasey
• The 'Kryptonite Kid' – A Review by S. Future
• “The Kryptonite Kid” (1979 novel involving Superman) - interview with author’s family
• Guide to the Joseph Torchia papers at Stanford University