Flash Mob at Bath FF Festival - two days of organised bedlam!

I am pretty much a newcomer to the FF genre so I threw myself in at the deep end and attended the first ever Bath Flash Fiction Festival. Most of the time I was not sure if I was waving or drowning but I was kept afloat by my FF friends Debbi Voisey and Stephanie Hutton who helped me to choose workshops, recommend FF writers who are massive on that scene, but with one or two exceptions were unknown to me. It was a very early start for Debs and I, and by the time the three of us got back to our gorgeous Air B n B after a non-stop day of readings, workshops, snatched meals and the odd cheeky glass of fizz, it was well dark! Hyped up as we were, we all sat around the wood-burner reading to each other and drinking red wine until common sense prevailed. The next day was almost as crazy but ended in a very wonderful and intimate workshop where around eight of us read our work and had it beautifully critiqued by fellow “Flashers” and also had the opportunity to explain what inspired our story. We wound down with a walk into Bath city centre, a pizza, a meet up with more FF friends and finished off in Cosy Club. The night was warm and to the astonishment of the staff we all sat on the balcony reading to each other and polishing off more than a few drinks. Then back to our place for more chat, more wine and a few mini Mars bars to keep the blood sugar up. At stupid o’clock we made it to bed! The next day we were tired but still exhilarated and I now have lots more FF contacts AND I won a raffle prize to attend two literary events in Bath. Oh and thanks to Louise Mangos for organising the Flash Mob T-shirts which were much admired.