Writings and Publications
Additional Writing Projects
Orbis is currently working on two graphic novels with queer themes and original illustrations, published their short story ‘The House Cat,’ and are also working on a sci-fi, fantasy horror novella inspired by Nostromo titled, ‘Somnium’ with a release date to be announced April thru May.
They also have poetry works that will be published and showcased on BiblioBoard, with exclusive content on Ko-Fi, Wix and other social media.
The Power of Written Word
These publications and future works are written with the intention to further represent and expand the power of queer narrative, including graphic art, horror and science fiction. Here features some examples of upcoming projects and testimonials not only to independent book publishing but also Orbis' featured articles and other features.
The House Cat
What the story is about:
Story similar to ‘Cats and Other Lives,’ this story starts off eerie and haunted, where you get to walk through history, family grief episodes and dynamics, through the perspective of an estranged house cat that keeps on returning to this mysterious home. The enduring light, positive, all-enduring strength and a sort of supernatural perseverance. This is an intro to short of the story of Julia De LaRue.
The House Cat
First Chapter
"To walk the history. There is a fascinating musicality to make in the peace of prosperity. It's a castle. A haunted mansion. A rose of thorns. If you're quiet, if you listen carefully, you can hear the epic tale. To unravel the world's most fascinating preternatural and phenomenal mysteries and successes.." Julia Renee Desroisers, Julia de LaRue, as known by her family name, was listening to a horror mystery podcast, walking along the St. Louis walkway. Stepping in rhythm to her own music, star placards of historical artists and musicians seemingly in hidden solidarity with her. To see the music in a way of a St. Louis star, there she was, walked past The King of Horror, walked along the pathway, spotted the star of the town's local musician, a monument in the town square of a man holding his guitar. To walk the pathway of the greats before her. Somehow, great storytellers and musicians alike, walking along and weaving with her in similar symphony.
(more to continue)
Short Story Writing Entry ALA contest
Work entered 2025-03-16
How to Love a World on Fire
An Modern
Memoir
A book on Modern Psychogeography, The Infernal Info Wars, Technological Revolution and the Thousand Years of Peace
A testimonial piece on how some things change in the world - w hat we can see and what we can imagine, and precisely how the effects of a technocracy on every social class and group of citizens exhausts us. Orbis extinguishes the elusive challenges of what it means to become a better person and bringing harmony - create even - in a rapidly evolving, technocratic world.
Entry:
"And so how is it that we digitally exorcise not only our right to exist but to no longer be haunted? To no longer be affected by cultural, energetic rifts and ricochets, where there are informational earthquakes, an empty electronic existence. Electromagnetic invisible symbols no longer under the perpetuation of oppressive forces. There's no coming back from that alone - can we continue to manipulate and exploit the vulnerable networks of information-field, of energetic or biometric integrity, to do what is in our own best interest, our very real, human existence - our stories, our abilities, our history? In a world that demands invading peace - how do we begin healing?"
The Thousand Years of Peace, to be announced
Norris Estel, author
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all rights reserved
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