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<p>Created page with &quot;{{DIPFLASH}} ===Inspiration=== &#039;&#039;&#039;The Alternative Electrician&#039;&#039;&#039; was originally written for the Story Friday: Sparks event run by &#039;&#039;[https://www.awordinyourear.org.uk A Word I...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{DIPFLASH}}<br /> ===Inspiration===<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;The Alternative Electrician&#039;&#039;&#039; was originally written for the Story Friday: Sparks event run by &#039;&#039;[https://www.awordinyourear.org.uk A Word In Your Ear]&#039;&#039;. This involved me performing the story amidst a whole load of machinery at &#039;&#039;[https://museumofbath.org The Museum of Bath at Work]&#039;&#039; on November 16th, 2012. I think the inspiration for Diz was a lovely Tai Chi teacher that we used to have, who taught after hours at our local hospital and who on one occasion - bless him - refused to use a particular room because it used to be a psych ward and &quot;gave off bad vibes&quot;. I began to wonder what it would be like if he retrained as an electrician and it all proceeded from there.<br /> <br /> ===Publications===<br /> After the performance in Bath, I submitted &#039;&#039;&#039;The Alternative Electrician&#039;&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;[https://everydayfiction.com Every Day Fiction]&#039;&#039; and they published it on November 25th, 2013.</div>

Jonathan