Cascade Times Awards/2000

2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

All nominations, chosen from The Sentinel fanfiction, are listed below. The winners are indicated with bold typeface.

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Fanfiction

Best alternate universe story

• Before Dawn by Cindy Combs
• Mark of the Beast by Donna Gentry
• The Memory of Angels by Robyn
• Restored by XmagicalX
• Watermark by Tate

Best angst story

• Heartspeak/Soulspeak by Donna Gentry
• Reality Echoes by Tate
• Suicide Watch by Emerald
• Where Only I Can Go by Robin

Best "could have been an episode" story (tie)

• Brotherhood by Danae
• Dirty Bird by Emerald
• Firestorm by Mackie
• Legend by Kristine Williams
• Sniper by Paula

Best crossover

• Dash of Conspiracy, Enemies on All Sides (with One West Waikiki) by Becky
• Destinies Entwined (with Kung Fu: The Legend Continues) by Mackie
• Diverted (with Highlander) by Sandra McDonald
• From Out Of The Shadow (with The Fugitive/U.S. Marshals) by Kelly Meding
• No Center Line (with Nash Bridges and Millennium) by LRH Balzer

Best drabble (tie)

• No Words by Becky
• Power Outtage by Robyn
• Tetanus Shot by Robyn
• Zonked by Becky

Best drama story

• Closet Monsters by Iris Wilde
• Falls the Shadow by Just Jen
• Pack Up The Moon by Shelly
• Promissory by Donna Gentry
• Who Shall Guard the Guardians Themselves? by K. Ryn

Best horror/scary

• Bayou by D.L. Witherspoon
• Body and Soul by Paula
• Innuai by Anne Murdoch
• Soul Shadows by Danae
• Snake Oil by Martha

Best humor story

• But I Digress by Iris Wilde
• Cherry Bombs by Hephaistos and DawnC
• The Great Escape by Hephaistos
• Into the Madding Crowd by Hephaistos
• Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut by Red Soprano

Best long story

• False Mirrors by K. Ryn
• Hilltop Hour by JET
• Justifiable Means by Kim Heggen
• Plank by Martha
• Some Are Silver, The Others Gold by LRH Balzer

Best smarm story

• Drunken Goo by Kitty and Martha
• I Heard the Mountain Sing by Robyn
• Remember This by Shiloh (no longer available)
• Surveillance by LRH Balzer
• To Do List by Aubrey Robin

Best Sentinel Too (either part) story

• The Battlelines Have Been Drawn by TAE
• Cold Front by Shiloh and Paula (no longer available)
• Color and Light by Anonymeek
• Everywhere, Like Footprints by Shelly
• Guide's Choice by Shallan
• Neutral Party by Cindy Combs
• Night Watch by Shiloh (no longer available)
• Ordinary Days by Mpala
• Reflections by Melissa Selby (formerly found at Guide Posts, no longer available)
• The Rest of Forever by Donna Gentry
• The Road Back by Sis
• S2 Trilogy by LRH Balzer (Primary Focus, Movers and Shakers, A Different Way of Seeing)
• A Thousand Dreams (death story) - Wnnepooh
• Watermark/Wellspring Duology by Tate

Best post-The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg story (tie)

• The Brass Ring by Toni
• Bridge Over Troubled Waters by D.L. Witherspoon
• Choice Reflection by Shallan
• Forward Movement by Sis
• Home Again by inkling
• Mercy by Mpala
• No Going Back by Alberte
• Right Words by Katie
• The Road Not Taken by Cindy Combs
• A Thousand Words by Hephaistos

Best alternate universe series

• Alternate Reality Series by D.L. Witherspoon
• GDP Series by Susan Foster
• I~L~A~S~C Series by Carikube
• In Time and Destiny Series by Becky
• Roachia Series by Cindy Combs

Best series

• The Guide Series by Shallan
• The Inevitable Series by Beth Manz (no longer available)
• Moonglow Series by Ann Brown (no longer available)
• Progressions Series by Beth Manz and Shiloh (no longer available)
• Tristes Tropiques Trilogy (Ordeal, Snake Oil, and Cake) by Martha

Best BPP episode for the virtual fifth season

• It's Not Just Academic by Shallan
• The Janus Effect by Mackie and Hephaistos
• Sandburg Squared by Cindy and Zadra
• Secrets of a Shaman by Paula and Robin
• Something Wicked This Way Comes by Paula

Best FPP episode for the virtual fifth season

• Back to School by Brenda Bailey
• The Kindness of Strangers by Mackie and Hephaistos
• Pacific Spirit by LRH Balzer and Ryf Van Rij
• Seems Like Old Times by D.L. Witherspoon
• Trust by Sue Pokorny

Best missing scene

• Crossings by Anonymeek
• Feet on the Couch (missing scenes from various episodes) by LRH Balzer
• Homecoming (missing scenes from Debt to Cypher) by Renae (formerly found at Guide Posts, no longer available)
• Makin' It Right by Eagle Eye
• To Do List by Aubrey Robin

Best epilogue

• Blessed Be the Tears/Souls' Crossing Duology by Becky
• Miracles of Life by D.L. Witherspoon
• Recovery by Mackie
• 'Til Human Voices Wake Us by Besterette
• Watermark by Tate

Best comfort scene

• Closet Monsters by Iris Wilde—Hospital scene where Blair is half-conscious and realizes Jim is there with him.
• Color and Light by Anonymeek—Hospital scene where Jim sees Blair for the first time after the fountain.
• Hilltop Hour by JET—Blair wakes up from his coma.
• No Center Line by LRH Balzer—Jim and Simon give Blair a bath.
• With Deadly Intent by Beth Manz and Shiloh—Hospital and mine scene. (no longer available)

Best portrayal of a returning canon character

• Jim Ellison and Blair Sandburg by K. Ryn (various)
• Jim Ellison and Blair Sandburg by Martha (various)
• Joel Taggert by TAE (various)
• Lee Brackett by Beth Manz (The Inevitable Series) (no longer available)
• Simon Banks by D.L. Witherspoon (various)

Best bad guy original character

• Tony Bozeman by D.L. Witherspoon (Supernatural series)
• Daniel Crawford by LRH Balzer (Some are Silver, The Others Gold)
• Danny by Shallan (The Prize, For the World Is Hollow)
• Dr. Marcus Grant by Beth Manz and Shiloh (Progressions Series) (no longer available)
• Brooks Quinlin by D.L. Witherspoon (Candle in the Dark)

Best bad girl original character

• Helaire DeLacriox by D.L. Witherspoon (Bayou, Reckoning)
• Ellen Lash by Iris Wilde (Closet Monsters)
• Hannah Merrick by Beth Manz and Shiloh (Progressions Series) (no longer available)
• Dr. Stacey Murray by Sue Kelley (Forbidden Fruit)
• Kathy Schofield by Shallan (BPP: It's Not Just Academic)

Best good guy original character

• Adam Black by D.L. Witherspoon (Family Series)
• Pete Devereaux by Danae (The Agency)
• Clive Hathaway by Kristine Williams (Legacy, Shadow of a Doubt)
• Major Jim McLin by Shallan (Duty, Honor, Country)
• Obediah Sandburg by Cindy Combs and Zadra (BPP: Sandburg Squared)

Best good girl original character

• Catherine Alexander by Graywulf (multiple stories)
• Dr. Mandy Cuthbertson by D.L. Witherspoon (multiple stories)
• Wyn McDonald by Danae (Saviour's Trilogy)
• Mabel Taggert by TAE (multiple stories)
• Mrs. Thomas by D.L. Witherspoon (Alternate Reality Series)

Writers and Betas (most names are linked to author's page at CL)

Best alternate universe fanfic writer

• Carikube
• Cindy Combs
• D.L. Witherspoon
• Susan Foster

Best angst fanfic writer

• Kim Heggen
• LRH Balzer
• Martha
• Susan Foster

Best drama fanfic writer

• D.L. Witherspoon
• K. Ryn
• Kit Mason
• LRH Balzer
• Martha

Best humor fanfic writer

• Becky
• Hephaistos
• Kathy P.
• Red Soprano
• Robyn

Best new fanfic writer (as of March 1999)

• Alberte
• Ann Brown (no longer available)
• Carole
• Hazel
• Jael Lyn
• JET
• Kim Heggen
• MaBrown
• Margie Ferguson
• Rimilod
• Susan Foster
• Toni
• Vision

Best series fanfic writer

• Beth Manz (no longer available)
• Cindy Combs
• D.L. Witherspoon
• LRH Balzer
• Martha

Best smarm/warm-fuzzy fanfic writer

• Ann Brown (no longer available)
• Becky
• JET
• Robyn
• Shiloh (no longer available)

Best writing partners

• Becky and Robyn
• Beth Manz and Shiloh (no longer available)
• JET and MegaRed
• Mackie and Hephaistos
• Martha and Kitty

Best beta (unsung hero) award

• Bonnie317
• Iris Wilde
• K (Rimilod)
• Kimberly Workman
• Mirian Robeson
• Nickerbits
• Stargazer
• TAE
• Toni Rae
• Wnnepooh

Websites

Favorite Sentinel website

• Becky and Robyn's Sentinel Website
• Cascade Library
• The Nightowl's Nest
• Steffi's Sentinel Visions and Sounds
• Wolfpup's Den