Becky, whom I love, gave me the absolutely coolest award. Ever.

The instructions (can I tell you how the “Tao of the zombie chicken” cracked me up? I completely lost it):

The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken – excellence, grace and persistence is all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all …

Of course: the real task here is avoiding the wrath of the zombie chickens, and picking five worthy bloggers (because there are so many of you, of course).

Natasha at Maw Books — reviews, author interviews, thoughtful posts, recipes, blogger interviews, lists, questions answered, vlogging… and it’s all interesting, thoughtful, well-written. And she’s popular. What doesn’t this woman do?

Douglas and Main — the local guy who loves to poke fun at me (and manages to keep tabs on all the Wichita bloggers… which is a pretty impressive feat, in and of itself)

Emily at emilyreads — because anyone who reviews in haikus is dang awesome.

Corinne at The Book Nest — for calling me a book guru. And having awesome reviews. And just being plain awesome.

Abby (the) Librarian — so she doesn’t totally hate me for forgetting her on my Geeky linky list back in January. And because I love her reviews, too.

Whew. Zombie Chicken Wrath avoided. That was a close one.