1997 Morley Award Winners

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The Actor (1/3) by A. I. Irving - 104K - Rated NC 17
Category SR Archived 97-01-26
After Mulder's soul searching in Apison, Skinner offers Scully the opportunity to make some changes in her professional and personal life. Award: First Place 1997 Morley for Best Romance/Other

The Actor (2/3) by A. I. Irving - 110K - Rated Nc 17
Category SR Archived 97-01-26

The Actor (3/3) by A. I. Irving - 79k - Rated NC 17
Category SR Archived 97-01-26

Caught in the Act III - Sub Rosa (1/2) by Parrotfish - 76K - Rated NC 17
Category XRA Archived 97-06-06
Mulder and Scully go undercover to rescue a kidnapped child from a white supremacist militia group. Success could mean the salvation of the duo's partnership - if it doesn't destroy them first. Award: Second place 1997 Morley for Best Angst .

Caught in the Act III - Sub Rosa (2/2) by Parrotfish - 93K - Rated NC 17
Category XRA Archived 97-06-06

The Cavendish Door III Patty Hayes - 52K - Rated PG
Archived 97-01-31
Jake's memory returns and pursues Scully, to Mulder's dismay. Third in a series. Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Crossover.

Cheapened Things MD1016 - 42K - Rated NC 17
Category SRA
Archived 97-05-09
One night in a hotel room. Basically sex and angst -- lots of angst. Awards: First place 1997 Morley Best Erotica and first place 1997 Morley Best Angst.

Chicago Holiday (1/2) (NC-17 Version) The Dragon Lady - 86K - Rated NC 17
Category CR Archived 97-01-31
When the fingerprints of a man whose fingers were severed appear at a recent crime scene, agents Mulder and Scully are called in to team up with detective Vecchio and constable Fraser in order to investigate. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best Crossover.

Chicago Holiday (2/2) (NC-17 Version) The Dragon Lady - 72K - Rated NC 17
Archived 97-01-31

Chicago Holiday (1/2) (PG Version) The Dragon Lady - 80K - Rated PG
Archived 97-01-31

Chicago Holiday (2/2) (PG Version) The Dragon Lady - 73K - Rated PG
Archived 97-01-31

Covenant Rhondda Lake - 50K - Rated NC 17
Archived 97-05-29
Mulder and Scully have to come to terms with some changes... Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best MSR.

Dance Without Sleeping (1/2) - Lydia Bower - 71K - Rated PG
Category SRA Archived 97-03-14
Scully learns to live with her cancer and take back control of her life. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best MSR.

Dance Without Sleeping (2/2) Lydia Bower - 106K - Rated PG
Archived 97-03-14

Dragons of the Box Sheryl Martin - 80K - Rated G
Category T Archived 97-08-08
A search for a cure leads the agents into a deadly game. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best Original Character - Jackie St. George.

Forgetful (1/2) KMS - 88K - Rated NC-17
Category SR Archived 97-07-29
Krycek is sent to pick up Mulder after another mind-wipe. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best Slash.

Forgetful (2/2) KMS - 99K - Rated NC-17
Category SA Archived 97-07-29

Into Each Other Sinking I - Liquid Lydia Bower - 22K - Rated NC 17
Category VR Archived 97-04-12
Scully takes a bath and gets some help-- along with a story-- from Mulder. Award: Second Place 1997 Morley Best Series.

Into Each Other Sinking II - Storm Lydia Bower - 24K - Rated NC 17
Category VA Archived 97-06-09
Mulder and Scully find a way to ride out a late-night storm. Award: Second Place 1997 Morley Best Series.

Into Each Other Sinking III - Mirror Lydia Bower - 30K - Rated NC 17
Category SRHA Archived 97-07-29
What do we see when we look in a mirror? Mulder and Scully find out. Awards: Second Place 1997 Morley Best Series and second place 1997 Morley Best Erotica.

Mediocrity's Allure (1/2) Jill Selby - 81K - Rated PG
Category XA Archived 97-05-05
As Scully and Mulder investigate a series of child homicides, Scully is forced to make an agonizing decision. Awards: First place 1997 Morley Best Debut.

Mediocrity's Allure (2/2) Jill Selby - 106K - Rated PG
Category XA Archived 97-05-05

Missing Voices Joyce McKibben, Meredith and M. C. Akimoto - 118K - Rated R
Category XA Archived 97-07-29
Skinner, Mulder and Scully attempt to take control of their the Consortium in an all-or-nothing gamble. Awards: First place 1997 Morley Best X-Files and First place 1997 Morley Best M&S Platonic.

Mulder Meets a Little Green W.H.O. Madeline Partous - 10K - Rated PG
Category CH Archived 97-03-23
Award: First place 1997 Morley Best Poem/Song.

No More Demons Penny Daza - 55K - Rated PG
Category SRHA Archived 97-05-22
Mulder and Scully discover a method to keep the nightmares away. Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Debut.

The Pact (1/3) Madeline Partous - 118K - Rated NC 17
Category XRA Archived 97-06-20
Juan shows up in Washington with a knotty little problem: why are New York City's addicts, hookers and homeless people vanishing without a trace? Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best X-File.

The Pact (2/3) Madeline Partous - 122K - Rated NC 17
Category XRA Archived 97-06-20

The Pact (3/3) Madeline Partous - 137K - Rated NC 17
Category XRA Archived 97-06-20

Sarah 08: Staying With Margaret Carol Gritton - 45K - Rated G
Category SR Archived 97-02-19
Mulder and Scully take an out of town case, and Sarah goes to stay with Mrs. Scully. Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Original Character - Sarah Mulder.

The Scully-Mulder The Dragon Lady and Rhondda Lake.
Archived 96-10-12
Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Poem/Song.

Shipper School Laura Capozzola - 26K - Rated R
Category SH Archived 97-07-29
The order comes down to the Ten-Thirteen staff. Spice up Season 5...or else. Though the story is about Mulder/Scully romance, there is actually no Mulder/Scully romance in it. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best Humour.

The Sound of Your Voice Vickie Moseley and Summer - 127K - Rated PG
Category TA Archived 97-01-16
Mulder and Scully are both injured on a case and are placed on separate floors of the hospital. What ensues is an audio record of the case from both their perspectives. Award: First place 1997 Morley Best M/S Platonic.

Speedo Optional D A Prewitt - 49K - Rated R
Category XH Archived 97-08-14
A series of bizarre murders sends Mulder and Scully to a secluded resort. Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Humour.

Syntax and Measure (1/3) Mustang Sally - 125K - Rated NC 17
Category XRH Archived 97-08-14
Scully Solitaire. A new, highly addictive hallucinogenic drug called "ghost" tends to kill the users -- by cutting their throats. Called in to help the DC police investigate a possible series of serial killings, Scully is teamed with the slightly surreal Detective Steve "Moo" Mucheski and the eccentric DC Crime Scene Team. Determined to prove herself to the men she works with, Scully moves into the night-time world of after-hours clubs, dealers, junkies and predators trying to catch a "ghost". Award: Second place 1997 Morley Best Romance/Other.

Syntax and Measure (2/3) Mustang Sally - 107K - Rated NC 17
Category XRH Archived 97-08-14

Syntax and Measure (3/3) Mustang Sally - 93K - Rated NC 17
Category XRH Archived 97-08-14


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