Joram turned to writing following a successful career in science. To his surprise, the two have a lot in common. Joram's latest publication is a collection of short stories, Notes Going Underground. Additional publications include The Open Book and Other Tales of Love and Yearning (short stories), Jellyfish Have Eyes (novel), Gene Sharing and Evolution:
The Diversity of Protein Functions (non-fiction), and The Speed of Dark, a Memoir (non-fiction).
Almost twenty years ago I wrote a short story (Rezin’s Ratio) that I considered a tongue-in-cheek fantasy. The premise was to establish a numerical basis for a person’s career standing, a success index, as it were. As Roger Rezin, the protagonist, put it: “I will...
A story usually comes to me as an image – for example, an imaginary man standing in line inspired The Open Door in my short story collection (to be published by Adelaide Books in May, 2019) – or, as a single thought or feeling – such as, a creative anti-hero scientist who blends fact with fantasy in a political climate focused on pragmatism, which led to my novel, Jellyfish Have Eyes. I never know how these initial thoughts will develop into stories, or even if they will remain as first conceived.
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