A Sunshine Break

Taking a break from filling out my tax forms, I discover that I've been nominated not once, but three times for the Sunshine Award! Many thanks to BV Lawson, http://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Patti Abbott http://pattinase.blogspot.com/ and Mr. Paul Brazill http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/

The rules read as follows:
1. Put the logo on the blog within your post.
2. Pass the award on to 12 bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let the nominees know they have received the award by commenting on their blogs.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Since we're all about the links here at the Corner, I'll play along. If you click on any of the links above you'll find links to most of the blogs that I read (and a picture to grab if you want to play along) daily, so how not to repeat? By picking some of the links I visit that you might not have heard about. They're always fun places to stop and spend a bit a time - some may be familiar to you, others, not so much. So, here we go! Have a clicking good time!

Bev Vincent http://www.bevvincent.com/ I stop by here almost daily, its rather like visiting with a friend who enjoys the same things I do.

Michael Bracken http://crimefictionwriter.blogspot.com/ Michael's blog gives me the courage to keep writing the good write.

Mysterious Matters http://mysteriousmatters.typepad.com/ I just discovered this one recently and have learned quite a lot from the posts here.

Noir Con Blog http://noircon.blogspot.com/ Everything you ever wanted to know about noir and then some!

Charles Tan http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/ The Bibliophile Stalker is a wonderful place to find markets, interviews, and advice about writing. While Charles is more of a sci-fi/fantasy blogger there's still much a short story writer can glean from his linkage.

John Fox http://www.thejohnfox.com/bookfox Mr. Fox is a lover of shorts, need I say more?

Daniel O'Shea http://danielboshea.wordpress.com/ I found Daniel's blog through a link at David Cranmer's great blog. There's always something interesting posted here.

CrimeSpot http://www.crimespot.net/ If you're ever in need of a blog fix - this is your new home. I'm there daily checking through the blogs.

Flash Fiction Chronicles http://everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog There's a new writing post here every day, mostly about writing flash fiction, which I love.

Kieran Shea http://kieranjamesshea.blogspot.com/ Kieran's blog is a daily stop because you never know what he'll post. From cooking, to sailing, to fabulous writing quotes, it's always an interesting stop.

Hardboiled Wonderland http://spaceythompson.blogspot.com/ is always a cool spot to sit and read for a spell. From books to music, Jedidiah Ayres has you covered.

Women of Mystery http://www.womenofmystery.net/ Always a daily stop because you never know what these beautiful ladies will post about, but it's sure to be entertaining.

And, of course, there's plenty more links to the left that I visit on a regular basis. So many blogs, too little time.

And for those of you keeping count - today's post is number 500. Who would have thought?