Kim H. Norris Writing Portfolio
Professional Writing Samples
PUBLISHED ARTICLES (NONFICTION)
A Video Game is Helping Improve Marine Corps Training. Virginia Tech News, May 18, 2026. https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/05/icat-chci-Military_Education_No_Game.html.
Packaging Line for Vaccine Vials Meets Urgent Demand for Production. Healthcare Packaging Magazine, April 2021. https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/machinery/packaging-filling/news/21391621/ess-technologies-packaging-line-for-vaccine-vials-meets-urgent-demand-for-production
Install-ready Collaborative Palletizer Brings Compact Automation to the Factory Floor. Healthcare Packaging Magazine, November 2023. https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/machinery/packaging-filling/product/22879524/ess-technologies-collaborative-palletizer
COVID-19 Test Kit Cartoning Line Increased Productivity to Meet Urgent Testing Needs. Packaging World Magazine, March 2021. https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/machinery/cartoning/news/21307342/ess-technologies-covid19-test-kit-cartoning-line-increased-productivity-to-meet-urgent-testing-needs
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
ESS Technologies YouTube channel (2011 to 2023): https://www.youtube.com/@ESSTechnologies
Sentek Instrument LLC LinkedIn account (August 2025 to present): https://www.linkedin.com/company/sentek-instrument/.
Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech LinkedIn account (January 2026 to present): https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-tech-center-for-human-computer-interaction/
BOOK EDITING CREDITS
Layout and Design Editor:
“Underground in the Appalachians, A Guidebook for the 1995 NSS Convention.” Carol Zokaites, ed. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL, 1995. https://shop.speleoprojects.com/cave-books/modernes-antiquar /underground-in-the-appalachians.php
Editor and Graphic Artist:
"The Fiber Optic Reference Guide (all editions). David R. Goff. Focal Press, 1996-2002. https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Optic-Reference-Guide-Third/dp/0240804864
Editor and Graphic Artist:
Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide. David R. Goff. Focal Press, 2003. https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Optic-Video-Transmission-Complete/dp/0240804880
Features Editor:
The Preston Journal, Virginia Tech Student Newspaper, 1989-1991.
Editor in Chief
The Norview Pilot, Norview High School Student Newspaper, 1983-1984.
My Personal, Published Writings
PUBLISHED FICTION
Short Fiction
“Die Laughing.” Finalist in Chariton Review Short Fiction Prize. Chariton Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, Kirksville, Missouri, Spring 2015.
Novel-length Fiction
The Litmus Test. Self-published on Amazon Kindle, 2017. https://www.amazon.com/Litmus-Test-K-H-Norris/dp/197313909X
The Process. Self-published on Amazon Kindle, 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Process-K-H-Norris/dp/1717836836
Red, Like the Ruby She Wore: Heist Masters Trilogy, Book 1. Self-published on Amazon Kindle, 2022. https://www.amazon.ca/Red-Like-Ruby-She-Wore/dp/B0BQY1NDRP
Green, Like the Emerald He Stole: Heist Master Trilogy, Book 2. Self-published on Amazon Kindle, 2024. https://www.amazon.com/Green-Like-Emerald-He-Stole/dp/B0D9GJMSN9
PUBLISHED POETRY
Dead Snakes, Cats, and the IRS. Anne Cheney, ed.. Mellen Poetry Press, Lewiston, New York, 1995. https://mellenpress.com/book/Dead-Snakes-Cats-and-the-Irs-Poetry-of-Rock-and-Rebellion/275/
“Abyss.”
“It’s a Strange Neighborhood.”
“She Listens (Cats and REM).”
“Deviled Eggs.”
“Reflections.”
The Burg and Other Poems. Anne Cheney, ed. Mellen Poetry Press, Lewiston, New York, 1998. https://mellenpress.com/book/Burg-and-Other-Poems/276/
“Geometry Lessons.”
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