Silver Sutures Awards

The Silver Sutures Awards were awards given to fan fiction that focused on Fox Mulder's character in X-Files. The awards were given for 3 years, from 2002 to 2004.
==2004 Awards==
BEST SHORT STORY (0-25K)
* Well Beloved - 19K - Rated PG - by Wylfcynne.
SUMMARY: would be longer than the story.
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BEST MID-LENGTH STORY (26-100K)
* Last Kiss - 86K - Rated PG - by Sally Bahnsen and Dawn Zemke
SUMMARY: When your worst nightmare comes true, could it be time to just let go?
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BEST LONG STORY (101-199K)
* Lies and More Lies - 104K - Rated PG-13 - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: Have you ever read a spoiler and just knew you could do a better job? This is a 'pre-episode/post-episode' piece. I have rewritten the season finale (or should I say 'prewritten' since I haven't seen it yet ;), tying up as many loose ends and staying as consistent as I could to what has come up during the sixth season.
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BEST NOVEL (200K or longer)
* Hidden Things - 390K - Rated NC-17 - by Xenith
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully's new romance is interrupted when Mulder is asked to profile a serial killer, with results that will change their relationship forever. This story takes place right after all things.
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BEST ANGST STORY
* Hidden Things - 390K - Rated NC-17 - by Xenith
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully's new romance is interrupted when Mulder is asked to profile a serial killer, with results that will change their relationship forever. This story takes place right after all things.
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BEST PHYSICAL MT STORY
Tie
* Price of a Soul - 147K - Rated NC-17 - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: Mulder, Scully, and Skinner go to visit the children and their adoptive parents only to find tragedy has struck and the children are missing. This is a separate part of Daydreamer's story, Retrieval which can be found here
* To Oz and Beyond - 52K - Rated PG-13 - by Waddles52
SUMMARY: Mother Nature seems to have it in for Mulder and Scully. Will they make it out of Kansas alive?
* What Cost, Friendship? - 159K - Rated NC-17 - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: With the threat of Scully's cancer returning, CSM blackmails Skinner into another covert operation. When Mulder finds out what is happening, he insists on being involved. This is a separate part of Daydreamer's story, Retrieval which can be found here
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BEST MEDICAL MT STORY
* Gurgle of Fish, A - 91K - Rated PG - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: This was a challenge, of sorts. The title is a bit of a give away and won't make much sense until the end. There are a couple of places were a SNORT WARNING might be applicable.
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BEST HUMOR STORY
* A Cruel Twist of Fate - 21K - Rated PG-13 - by Satchie
SUMMARY: "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." What could possibly go wrong?
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BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL MT STORY
* Hidden Things - 390K - Rated NC-17 - by Xenith
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully's new romance is interrupted when Mulder is asked to profile a serial killer, with results that will change their relationship forever. This story takes place right after all things.
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BEST DISCIPLINE STORY
* Debriefing - 25K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: AD Skinner has to debrief Agents Mulder and Krycek...in more ways than one...
SLASH, THREESOME, DISCIPLINE
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BEST DISCIPLINE SERIES
* No Entries
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BEST SLASH STORY
* Wet and Wired - 23K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: Remember that swimming pool scene in "Duane Barry"? Exactly.
SLASH, THREESOME, DISCIPLINE
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BEST SLASH SERIES
* No Entries
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BEST SERIES (Non-Discipline, Non-Slash)
* Retrieval - 477K (Series - in one text file)- Rated R - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully mysteriously disappear, and Skinner must face his past to save them.
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BEST MULDER/SCULLY STORY
Tie
* Blood on the Snow - 38K - Rated PG-13 - by Waddles52 and Truthwebothknow1
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully must spend Christmas at the office when all vacations are cancelled.
* Seek Ye - 88K - Rated R/NC-17 - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: After a cryptic phone call, Mulder ditches Scully. Injured and confused while seeking answers, Mulder disappears and can't tell Scully where he is.
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BEST MULDER/SKINNER STORY
* Long Road Ahead, A - 109K - Rated PG - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: Pre-Ep for Season Seven Premiere based on early spoilers. It's Skinner's story. If I said anymore, I'd have to shoot you.
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BEST MULDER/KRYCEK STORY
Tie
* Backstreet Boys - 15K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: Um...Mulder happens to find Krycek in a back alley...stuff happens...
SLASH
* Hungry Eyes - 12K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: Skinner watches his lovers, uh, do stuff, and hungers for more...
SLASH, THREESOME
* Wet and Wired - 23K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: Remember that swimming pool scene in "Duane Barry"? Exactly.
SLASH, THREESOME, DISCIPLINE
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BEST THREESOME STORY
* Magic Shell #10: Ice Cream Sandwich - 11K - Rated NC-17 - by Wylfcynne
SUMMARY: Forget it; if I include one, the header would be longer than the story!!
THREESOME (M/S/K)
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BEST MULDER/OTHER STORY (Not Scully, Krycek or Skinner)
* No Entries
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BEST X-FILE
* Psi Time for Psychics - 81K - Rated PG-13 - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully, on vacation at Disney World, stumble onto a case of mind-blowing proportions.
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BEST ADVENTURE STORY
* Retrieval - 477K - Rated R - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully mysteriously disappear, and Skinner must face his past to save them.
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BEST POST-EPISODE STORY
* Cornered Fox, Pt 1, Pt 2 - 21K - Rated PG - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: Post ep for Kitsunegari. Mulder is depressed, Skinner is suspicious, Scully is worried. Oh, and Linda Bowman is in there, too.
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BEST MISSING SCENE STORY
TIE
* Angel in the Wings - 98K - Rated PG-13 - by Sally Bahnsen
SUMMARY: Set early in season one. This is a fill-in-the- gap for Fallen Angel story, covering the time between Mulder being escorted from the warehouse by Colonel Henderson and the night/morning before the hearing. This is very much an MT/SC story.
* Clearing the Decks- 27K - Rated PG-13 - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: Dana Scully, newly assigned agent to the X-Files Division, deals with the dilemma of having two men in her life.
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BEST POST-COLONIZATION STORY
* No Entries
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BEST COLLABORATION
* Devil's Advocate Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3 - 367K - Rated PG-13 - by Vickie Moseley and Susan Proto
SUMMARY: Mulder willingly joins an investigation that may be his undoing.
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FAVORITE AUTHOR
* Vickie Moseley
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FAVORITE NEW AUTHOR
Tie
* Jenna
* Satchie
* Skinfull
==2003 Awards==
BEST SHORT STORY (0-25K)
* Waiting for 216 - 9K - Rated PG - by Laura Castellano
SUMMARY: Mulder waits for Scully's flight to arrive.
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BEST MID-LENGTH STORY (26-100K)
* My December - 72K - Rated NC-17 - by TRUTHWEBOTHKNOW
SUMMARY: Sometime after 2am, Scully succumbed to her exhaustion, watched over by the concerned brown eyes of Walter Skinner as he sat vigil beside his two agents. Holding the hand of one as she slept, tucked up beside Mulder on the bed, and gently bathing the fever from the other's face, with cool water. They looked like a couple of kids, instead of two FBI agents. He glanced at his watch and pulled his lips into a tight sad smile, as he went back to the task of bathing his injured agent. Merry Christmas, Fox and Dana.
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BEST LONG STORY (101-199K)
* Full Circle Pt 1, Pt 2 - 123K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
SUMMARY: What if there was more to one of those bogus fertilizer checks for Kersh? A routine assignment turns deadly for Mulder, and resurrects painful memories from his childhood.
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BEST NOVEL (200K or longer)
* Profiles in Caring: The Everett Case Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4 - 225K - Rated NC-17 - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: To find and rescue Skinner's nephew, Mulder faces the hardest challenge of his career—entering the mind of a pedophile.
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BEST ANGST STORY
* Verlassen - 185K - Rated R - by TexxasRose
SUMMARY: The knowledge Mulder receives from an informant is more dangerous than ever before. How much will he sacrifice to guarantee Scully's safety?
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BEST PHYSICAL MT STORY
* Blood Ties 10: A Dish Served Cold - 340K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
SUMMARY: Eat the dish of revenge cold instead of hot.--Charles Lowe (1885)
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BEST MEDICAL MT STORY
* Family Matters Pt 1, Pt 2 - 170K - Rated PG-13 - by Mary Kleinsmith
SUMMARY: What do you do when somebody you love unconditionally is in danger?
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BEST HUMOR STORY
* The South Shall Rise Again - 25K - Rated NC-17 - by Gina Rain
SUMMARY: Mulder gets injured in a karaoke bar and does not want Scully's help.
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BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL MT STORY
* Blood Ties 8: The Fragile Cord Pt 1, Pt 2 - 267K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
SUMMARY: Has Mulder's somewhat tenuous tether to sanity finally snapped?
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BEST DISCIPLINE STORY
* Thank You for Not Smoking - 31K - Rated NC-17 - by Bluebonnet
SUMMARY: Post Brand-X - Scully and Skinner cure Mulder of his smoking habit.
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BEST DISCIPLINE SERIES
* Independence - Series - Rated PG-13 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: This is a Western AU; Sheriff Skinner takes care of a runaway called Fox...
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BEST SLASH STORY
* Signing Bonus - 29K - Rated NC-17 - by SubRosa
SUMMARY: "Mulder, I have been offered a new position here in the States. I took it on the condition that I got this evening with you as...well, let's call it a signing bonus."
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BEST SLASH SERIES
* Sub-Urban Legends Series - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
SUMMARY: Loosely connected stories based entirely on Urban Legends.
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BEST SERIES (Non-Discipline, Non-Slash)
* Profiles in Caring Series - Rated NC-17 - by Daydreamer
SUMMARY: After her release from the hospital, Scully follows Mulder to where he is working on a case for VCS.
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BEST MULDER/SCULLY STORY
* Blood Ties 11: Evolution Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4 - 250K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
SUMMARY: A missing child. Two opposing theories. Mulder and Grey face a case that will test the brother bond to its limits. Will they come out stronger? Or be torn apart?
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BEST MULDER/SKINNER STORY
* A Friend in Need - 33K - Rated PG-13 - by Sally Bahnsen
SUMMARY: What happened to Mulder in the 4 hours between leaving the hospital with Skinner and arriving at Blevins' office for the hearing? This story is told from both Mulder and Skinner's points of view respectively. A fill-in-the- blank for Redux II.
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BEST MULDER/KRYCEK STORY
* Signing Bonus - 29K - Rated NC-17 - by SubRosa
SUMMARY: "Mulder, I have been offered a new position here in the States. I took it on the condition that I got this evening with you as...well, let's call it a signing bonus."
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BEST THREESOME STORY
* Thank You for Not Smoking - 31K - Rated NC-17 - by Bluebonnet
SUMMARY: Post Brand-X - Scully and Skinner cure Mulder of his smoking habit.
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BEST MULDER/OTHER STORY (Not Scully, Krycek or Skinner)
* The Way Things Are Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3 - 278K - Rated NC-17 - by Sukie Tawdry
SUMMARY: One night and their whole lives were changed forever.
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BEST X-FILE
* Out of the Cold Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5 - 427K - Rated R - by Vickie Moseley
SUMMARY: It's 1991. Fox Mulder has been a profiler under Bill Patterson for over a year and a half. He's facing one of his hardest cases, and a nasty cold. Both of them are about to get a lot worse.
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BEST ADVENTURE STORY
* Blood Ties 10: A Dish Served Cold - 340K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
SUMMARY: Eat the dish of revenge cold instead of hot. --Charles Lowe (1885)
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BEST POST-EPISODE STORY
* Without Words - 72K - Rated PG - by Mary Kleinsmith
SUMMARY: Post 'Tooms' - We should have known Mulder getting through this case unscathed was too good to be true.
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BEST MISSING SCENE STORY
TIE
* A Friend in Need - 33K - Rated PG-13 - by Sally Bahnsen
SUMMARY: What happened to Mulder in the 4 hours between leaving the hospital with Skinner and arriving at Blevins' office for the hearing? This story is told from both Mulder and Skinner's points of view respectively. A fill-in-the- blank for Redux II.
* Monday Again - 28K - Rated R - by dtg
SUMMARY: A hostage negotiator sees something Scully thought was safely hidden.
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BEST POST-COLONIZATION STORY
* World's Child - 604K - Rated R - by Xanthe
SUMMARY: A small boy struggles to make sense of his destiny and his unusual abilities in a world full of danger.
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BEST COLLABORATION
* Justice, Interrupted Pt 1, Pt 2 - 200K - Rated PG - by Dawn Zemke and Sally Bahnsen
SUMMARY: How far will one man go to see justice served?
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FAVORITE AUTHOR
* DAWN
==2002 Awards==
BEST SHORT STORY (0-25K)
TIE:
* Broken - 11K - Rated PG - by Dawn
* November Eleventh - 15K - Rated NC-17 - by Lisby
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BEST MID-LENGTH STORY (26-100K)
* Bitter Harvest - 92K - Rated PG-13 - by Michelle Kiefer
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BEST LONG STORY (101-199K)
* In a Flash - 104K - Rated NC-17 - by TCS 1121
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BEST NOVEL (200K or longer)
* The Adversary - 1084K (4 parts) - Rated NC-17 - by Xanthe
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BEST ANGST STORY
* Ahead of Twilight - 546K - Rated R - by TexxasRose
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BEST PHYSICAL MT STORY
* Blood Ties 6: Strange Bedfellows Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3 - 267K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn
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BEST MEDICAL MT STORY
* Recovery - 126K - Rated PG-13 - by Ten
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BEST HUMOR STORY
* Blood Ties 9: Entropy and a Simple little Wedding - 85K - Rated PG - by Dawn
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BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL MT STORY
* The Adversary - 1084K (4 parts) - Rated NC-17 - by Xanthe
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BEST UNFINISHED WORK
* Lessons - WIP - Rated NC-17 - by Lisby
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BEST DISCIPLINE STORY
* Captive Fox - 690K - Rated NC-17 - by Bluebonnet
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BEST DISCIPLINE SERIES
* Fresh Start Series - Rated NC-17 - by DiAnn
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BEST SLASH STORY
* Subterfuge - 566K - Rated NC-17 - by Xanthe
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BEST SLASH SERIES
* 24/7 Series - Rated NC-17 - by Xanthe
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BEST SERIES (Non-Discipline, Non-Slash)
* Blood Ties Series - Rated R - by Dawn
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BEST MULDER/SCULLY STORY
* Ahead of Twilight - 546K - Rated R - by TexxasRose
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BEST MULDER/SKINNER STORY
* 24/7 Series - Rated NC-17 - by Xanthe
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BEST MULDER/KRYCEK STORY
* Sub-Urban Legends I - The Couch - 50K - Rated NC-17 - by Gaby
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BEST THREESOME STORY
* Edge of Field - 68K - Rated PG - by Lisby
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BEST MULDER/OTHER STORY (Not Scully, Krycek or Skinner)
TIE:
* Yours in Life and Death - Beyond the Grave - Rated NC-17 - by Vyper
* Yours in Life and Death - The Handover - Rated NC-17 - by Vyper
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BEST X-FILE
TIE:
* Blood Ties 4: Shredded Hearts Pt 1, Pt 2 - 236K - Rated R - by Dawn
* Fog in the Desert - 71K - Rated PG-13 - by Ten
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BEST ADVENTURE STORY
* A Simple Complication Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4 - 266K - Rated PG-15 - by Sally Bahnsen
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BEST POST-EPISODE STORY
* "Get Up, Mulder" - 23K - PG-13 - Tesla
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BEST POST-COLONIZATION STORY
* After - 99K - Rated R - by Xanthe
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BEST COLLABORATION
TIE:
* Dark Reflection Pt 1, Pt 2 - 209K - Rated PG-13 - by Sally Bahnsen and Dawn
* Smoked - 119K - Rated PG-13 - by Dawn and Sally Bahnsen
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FAVORITE AUTHOR
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==See also==
* EMXC Awards
* Lisa e Krysa Awards
* Morley Awards
* Spooky Awards
* Starbuck Awards
* UUFFAA (Unofficial USENET Fan-Fic Achievement Awards)
* Whammy Awards
Category:2002 Awards
Category:2000s Awards
Category:X-Files Awards