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That's right... I said it!

Welcome to my lens folks. Here you will find writing and links from my published work on Lingo Slinger. This lens primarily focuses on my flash fiction, however you will also find some of my art, YouTube videos, book recommendations, random spewings as well as selections of my photography.

If you are sensitive to political correctness, sex, death, language, or drugs, best not to read my stuff. I try to keep it edgy and interesting, and stories about little boys and their happy obedient dogs don't seem to do it for me.

If you like what you see, I encourage you to leave me a comment, drop me a line, let me know. I love to get direct feedback from the human species. I am currently pimping my work out to various publishers to see if there are any takers and am hoping to be on book shelves soon (at a store near you)! I am also seeking YOUR assistance with this endeavor and have stated my desperate plea for help below in "Will Write For Food"!

Lingo Slinger: Provocotative Flash Fiction 

Short Stories that Snap, Crackle & Pop

Most recent posts on Lingo Slinger. Click a story to read in it's entirety.

Caution - most stories contain mature themes. So if you are under 18, go ask your mom first and I'll need to see the permission note.

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What the hell is Flash Fiction? 

The question that I get asked routinely...

I tell people that I write flash fiction, and most commonly I receive the question "WHAT'S THAT?"

To better help me explain it, I have enlisted the help of Wikipedia.

Flash fiction is fiction of extreme brevity. While there is no universally-accepted word limit, generally flash fiction is a short story of less than 2,000 words. Most flash-fiction pieces run between 250 and 1,000 words. By contrast, traditional short stories are often as long as 3,000 to 10,000 words and can have as many as 17,500 words before being considered novellas or novels. Flash fiction is, however, primarily defined by the intent that it be read at a single short sitting.

Other names for flash fiction include sudden fiction, microfiction, micro-story, postcard fiction, and short short story, though distinctions are sometimes drawn between some of these terms; for example, sometimes 1,000 words is considered the cut-off between "flash fiction" and the slightly longer "sudden fiction".

The term "flash fiction" likely originated in James Thomas', Denise Thomas', and Tom Hazuka's 1992 anthology of that title.Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories, edited by James Thomas, Denise Thomas and Tom Hazuka, 1992, ISBN 0393308839. As the editors said in their introduction, their definition of a "flash fiction" was a story that would fit on two facing pages of a typical digest-sized literary magazine, or about 750 words.

30 Things Lingo 

Useless but Interesting Factoids about Lingo

1.) Wine Snob: Do not, will not & cannot drink cheap wine!
2.) Director of Sales & Marketing by day, Writer by night!
3.) Mamacita to two amazing, rebellious little divas (identical twin girls - almost 3 yrs old).
4.) Born in Wales, U.K. but living in Canada.
5.) Used to be the party girl extraordinairre! Quite lame now!
6.) Lover of body art! Currently host to 4 tattoos.
7.) Spinner of fine tracks! 12" Vinyl on Technics turntables.
8.) A bad driver I am! Road raging, erratic, nervous and sometimes aggressive.
9.) Writer of poetry, lyrics, flash fiction, novels, columns and blogs!
10.) Lover of Space Age Era decor, architecture, electronics, and furniture.
11.) Born on November 17th 1978, which makes me a Scorpio to the core!
12.) Tarot card reader (12 years now), but always for fun, never for money!
13.) Grooving to my own tripped out funky fashion beat! Which some would say is often "off colour".
14.) Dancing, It's one of my favourite things to do!
15.) Trying to be a full time writer!
16.) Breakfast is the best meal of the day and should be eaten at any time!
17.) Driving a MINI Cooper, even after an accident that almost wrote it off.
18.) Lover of football (no, not NFL) And a Man UTD supporter!
19.) An unnatural obsession with taking photographs!
20.) Freakishly afraid of spiders and creepy nasty ugly bugs! Especially Millipedes... yuck!!
21.) Not a big TV watcher in any sort of way! Although my girls love Treehouse now, and I have to give them that (Dora / Toopy & Binoo / Max & Ruby all the classics).
22.) Never do things the easy way or even try to for that matter. I take the vertical drop route.
23.) Have a mom and a dad and a brother and a sister.
24.) Brother is 5 years older (is traveling the world right now) & sis is 5 years younger and is getting married very soon.
25.) My family drinks a crazy amount of tea! It is ALWAYS time for tea!
26.) Just bought a house with my other half - Tony.
27.) Favourite drink (when out on the town) Vodka Soda with Lime! Good for the waistline.
28.) Lounging at home, it's always wine! Preferably vintage, and no I don't drink Ontario wine.
29.) Used to have a half-pipe in my backyard, and still own a skateboard (I'm almost 30)!
30.) Internet junkie and self-proclaimed GEEKETTE! Hence, this site on Squidoo :)

My Photography on Flickr 

Imagery for the sensory inclined

My camera is pretty much an extension of my arm. I carry it wherever I go and take pictures all the time, whenever inspiration strikes.

beauty_in_imperfection by lingo.slinger

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union_station by lingo.slinger

union_station

underpass by lingo.slinger

underpass

bce_place2 by lingo.slinger

bce_place2

mural_artist by lingo.slinger

mural_artist

haunting_beauty by lingo.slinger

haunting_beauty

community_art by lingo.slinger

community_art

fat_strobe by lingo.slinger

fat_strobe

beautiful_sunset by lingo.slinger

beautiful_sunset

needle_on_vinyl by lingo.slinger

needle_on_vinyl

Will Write For Food - A Desperate Plea For Help 

okay... maybe not (unless it's like a filet mignon wrapped in bacon with a side of aparagus drizzled in Hollandaise).

If you are a human being with an open mind, a love of fiction, and appreciate my quirky odd style of writing, I would like to ask for your help.

Every day of my life, I write. Writing is more important to me than a lot of things. I have been writing for so long that I have accumulated a massive collection of salable stuff.

Writing for free is great, and I continue to enjoy it, however I want to make the leap from "writer" to published "author".

I need people like you, who appreciate and enjoy my style of writing to help me get the word out.

HOW CAN YOU HELP ME?
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1.) If you read a post you like, forward it on to a friend or send them a link to my lens or site.

2.) If you like what you read, or feel passionate about a particular post, comment, and give me some feedback, even if you wanna shout at me!

3.) If you are shagging or know a publisher, send him (or her) my link.

4.) If you are an agent (or know one) - have them stop by my lens or website.

5.) If you are a fellow writer and have some tips to share about promoting yourself, please pass them on.

WHY SHOULD YOU HELP ME?
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Why not?!
Maybe you like me
Maybe you love to hate me
Because you believe in helping artists
Because you want to see my book in the bookstore
Because you want a signed copy
So you can say you know an author
Take credit for my book being published
You want to see me escape from corporate HELL

Lingo Slinger on You Tube 

Some of my crazy productions

As an artist, writer, and lover of media. I express myself in a number of different ways. Some of these videos are of me reading my stand-up poetry in front of a live audience. Others are random quirky videos and a couple of awareness pieces.

Some of my Favourite Books 

These are the writers who inspire me most.

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

JPod: A Novel

Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

Girlfriend in a Coma

Amazon Price: $12.74 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

Hey Nostradamus!: A Novel

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life

Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

Some of my favourite places in cyberspace 

These are some of the places I surf for inspiration. I could get lost for hours just on these sites alone.

Cool Hunting

Cool Hunting is a daily update on ideas and produc more...0 points

Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade

Etsy.com is an on-line marketplace for artists and more...0 points

sk*rt / Popular

sk*rt is a social media ranking platform of pure g more...0 points

Home - Wallpaper.com - International Design Interiors Fashion Travel

The most authoritative and influential design maga more...0 points

YouAreBeautiful

You Are Beautiful is a simple, powerful statement more...0 points

PostSecret

You are invited to anonymously contribute your sec more...0 points

Kunati "A Publisher to watch" - Kunati Books International Publishers of Provocative, Edgy, Controversial and Hip Fiction and NonFiction

Kunati Books, North America's Provocative, Hip and more...0 points

Lingo Slinger Blog Posts from Google 

Search Results when searching "lingoslinger" in the Google Blog Search

Okay... Someone sniped my old blog and stole my name, so from time to time a spam link may appear in the results with my writing. I assure you that I would never post spam links and will do everything I can for this NOT to happen.
Gym Procrastination
938-028exercise-posters. I don't have anything overly interesting to say. As I sit here and write...
Let’s Play Truth or Dare
truth_or_dare. Did you ever play truth or dare as a kid (or an adult)? If you haven't, the premise...
Don’t Forget to Come Out Tonight
We are in a brand new venue! Just around the corner from the Dickens. We are excited and think that...
The Problem (?) with Social Bookmarking
Having major success with social bookmarking & sharing sites is definitely not easy. And unfortu...

New Word of the Day 

For the Love of Lingo

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Shout it Out! 

General Discussion Area, Anything's Game

Got something to say? An idea, a rant, a suggestion, a comment, an insult, or a good old fashioned pat on the back!

Spill it.

Lensmaster

k8company wrote...

Welcome to the Cube Farm Survivors group! I like your lens and will be back to read your stuff soon, when I might actually have something intelligent to say.

ReplyPosted September 12, 2007

Lensmaster

GypsyPirate wrote...

Sweet! Love the lens and your stories. Keep up the great work, I look forward to reading more.

ReplyPosted September 11, 2007

Lensmaster

lizthefair wrote...

I am digging your stuff and will visit often.

ReplyPosted September 11, 2007

Lensmaster

LingoSlinger wrote...

Speak now or forever hold your peace! :) I love to hear from fellow humans. Shout at me!

ReplyPosted September 11, 2007

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About LingoSlinger

I am Selina, most know me as Lingo Slinger.

I am a writer and artist. I write
edgy, provocotive flash fiction with progressive themes.

http://lingoslinger.wordpress.com

 

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