Indiana

Documentary Film Update: Road Trip for Morel Mushroom Festival

Click here for video and to back the film by purchasing Torg Stories or Mushroom Related Gear Road trip! Here come 806 miles each way from NYC to Brown County, Indiana for the  Simply Music, Simply Mushrooms-Morel Festival. I’ll join my father, The Mushroom Hunter of our documentary film, as well as musician Jeremy Vogt. [...]

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For the Love of Books This documentary film is about Kathy Patrick, and the Pulpwood Queens Book Club. Featuring the work of musician Jeremy Vogt and photographer Natalie Brasington, you can watch the trailer here.  If you’d like to order the film, it’s $10 and you can write to me at <William.Torgerson@gmail.com>. Love on the [...]

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Disney, Colbert, Illegal Downloads and Morel Mushrooms

The Seven Torgs are going to Disney World. If you’ve got tips or stories, we’d love to hear from you in the comments section.  In the podcast below, my sis and I talk about her time in Orlando, illegal downloads, and our documentary in progress, The Mushroom Hunter.  If you listen to the end, you’ll [...]

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Good News: Documentary Will Play Phenom Film Festival

My documentary, For the Love of Books, has been accepted to screen at the Phenom International Film Festival.  For the Love of Books tells the story of Kathy Patrick and the Pulpwood Queens’ Girlfriend Weekend. The Queens throw a book-loving party each January that features outrageous costumes, great storytelling, and many inspiring literacy projects.  The majority of [...]

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A Grandson Remembers His Grandma

Grandma and Me in Charlotte, NC You might be surprised to know that my grandma Ogie was quite the volley balloon player.  This was a made up game that my sister and I used to play with her when we’d visit her house on Highway 14 across from the Tippecanoe River in Winamac, Indiana. Grandma [...]

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Meet Torg

Seven years ago I made the switch from high school English teacher and basketball coach to writer and professor.  Since that time, I’ve been blessed to have been hired to teach First Year Writing courses at St. John’s University in New York. I write novels, scripts, publish a podcast, and have just sent out my [...]

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