Area51

Welcome to Area51
For everyone who keeps watching the skies.

Area51 is home to Homesteaders who look up at the night sky and wonder. You'll find science fiction fans, fantasy writers, role-players, skywatchers and people who have seen things they can't explain.

Featured Homesteads in Area51

	Kevin's UFO Sighting Reports by Kevin M. · Area51/Nebula A skywatcher's log of strange lights over the Arizona desert, some explained and some not, plus tips for reporting what you see.
	The Roswell Reading Room by Diane Kessler, Albuquerque · Area51/Vault Book-by-book notes on what has actually been written about the 1947 Roswell incident, and what holds up.
	Planet Zorbo: A Serial Story by Greg Tannenbaum, 34 · Area51/Station An original pulp-style science fiction serial, one chapter a month since 1998.
	Sasquatch Field Notes: Pacific Northwest by Roy and Bev Lindgren · Area51/Dimension A retired couple's hikes in search of Bigfoot, with footprint casts, camp stories and an honest scorecard.
	The Crop Circle Skeptic by Dr. Paul Small, agronomist · Area51/Corridor An agronomist looks at crop circles: how they're made, why the wheat bends, and what he thinks.
	Sci-Fi Book Reviews from the Night Shift by Marcus Townsend, security guard · Area51/Stargate A night watchman reads a science fiction novel a week and reviews them all.
	Dispatch from the Graveyard Shift JOURNAL by Renee Sadowski · Area51/Cavern A 911 dispatcher's journal from the overnight shift in the Nevada desert: the calls, the insomnia, and The X-Files at 4 a.m.
	The Abductee's Husband JOURNAL by Frank Szalai · Area51/Dimension A man writes, with love and bafflement, about his wife's certainty that she was taken by aliens.
	Thirty Years Behind JOURNAL by Jules · Area51/Stargate A man who says he woke up on a Chicago train platform in 1996, thirty years from home, keeps a journal of the long way back.
	Zeke's Zone of Weirdness by Zeke, 13 · Area51/Orion A thirteen-year-old's page about himself, his dog Chewie, and the things he's pretty sure are true.
	SITH HAPPENS: The Darth Maul Page by Evan, 15 · Area51/Orion Darth Maul rules, Jar Jar doesn't. Why Maul is the best villain ever, my favorite moments, and the No Jar Jar Zone.
	Command Presence: A Captain Janeway Tribute by Margaret Becker · Area51/Station A tribute to Captain Kathryn Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager from a Pittsburgh engineer who knows what it is to command the room.
	The Long Arc: A Babylon 5 Page by Neil Brandvold · Area51/Orion Babylon 5 from the pilot to Sleeping in Light: why the five-year story works, the arc season by season, and Crusade.
	The Lanternwatch by Colleen Varga · Area51/Stargate A friendly EverQuest guild for grown-ups who log off for supper. Our charter, guild news, guild nights and roster.
	The Order of the Copper Kettle by Leland Haverty · Area51/Corridor A guild of crafters and friends on the Chesapeake shard of Ultima Online, and a tour of our Tower.
	Clan Soulstone by Marla Bettencourt · Area51/Dimension A clean-playing Diablo clan on Battle.net since 1997, keeping the candles lit in Tristram until Diablo II.
	The Bee Sting Society by Paula Renfrew · Area51/Vault A Mulder and Scully shipper page: why I'm a shipper, a word to the noromos, and my favorite episodes through season six.
	Page by Page by Delia Shapiro · Area51/Orion Gentle hints for Myst and Riven: a nudge, a push, and the answer hidden until you highlight it.
	Tapped Out by Joel Tollison · Area51/Nebula My Magic: The Gathering decks (mono red burn and Draw-Go), my haves and wants, and how I trade by mail.
	The Lantern Coast by Owen Calloway · Area51/Station Our Friday night AD&D Second Edition campaign: the party, the session log, the maps and the house rules.
	Emberfall MUD Help Files by Katrin Dupont · Area51/Dimension The help files for Emberfall, a friendly ROM text MUD, kept by one of its Immortals so new players can read them first.
	The Basement Files - PG X-Files Fan Fiction by Colleen Ruehl · Area51/Station A small X-Files fan fiction archive for G and PG stories only: casefiles, Lone Gunmen humor and the gentle kind of MSR.
	Down the Jefferies Tube - Voyager Fan Fiction by Russ Tamayo · Area51/Cavern Star Trek: Voyager fan fiction from below decks: engineering crews, graveyard shifts and the officers they work for. Rated PG.
	LOW ORBIT - Short Science Fiction by Nathan Brisbois · Area51/Nebula Hard science fiction short stories by a chip fab engineer in Oregon, plus my running count of rejection slips.
	Tales from the Back of the Bus - Ghost Stories for Halloween by Gil Haverkamp · Area51/Orion PG ghost stories from a school bus driver in upstate New York, for reading out loud in October. A new one every Friday.
	COMING SOON: Allison's X-Files Page by Allison, 13 · Area51/Vault The best X-Files page on the whole Internet is coming soon! Episode guide, Mulder and Scully, the Smoking Man, and more.
	THE HONK FILES by Ricky Salazar · Area51/Dimension The clowns are among us. The evidence, the threat levels, what to do in an encounter, and sightings from agents in the field.
	The Order of the Blinking Twelve by Lyle Spurlock · Area51/Dimension At midnight every VCR in America will blink 12:00 forever. We are ready. We have lawn chairs and forty-seven cans of creamed corn.
	The Wyrm's Hoard - Free Dragon & Castle Graphics by Emmett Crowder · Area51/Cavern Dragon-scale backgrounds, gold braid dividers, brazier bullets and marble plaque buttons, free for fantasy and gaming pages. Castle set coming.
	Seven Years on the Station: A Deep Space Nine Page by Kenneth Jones · Area51/Stargate Deep Space Nine ended in June after seven years. Why it was the best Trek, Captain Sisko, and one favorite episode from every season.
	[GH] The Gravel Hounds - A Starsiege: Tribes Clan by Glenn Tierney · Area51/Vault A Starsiege: Tribes clan playing capture the flag since January. Who plays what, how we ski, our match results, and how to try out.
	The Echo Cluster: A VGA Planets Game by Steven Murphy · Area51/Orion An eleven-player VGA Planets game run by e-mail, turn 64 and counting. The races, the turn schedule, the rules, and the Echo Cluster Gazette.
	The Roussel Yard Haunt - Halloween 1998 by Richard Roussel · Area51/Cavern Every Halloween our front yard becomes a graveyard. 1998: 312 trick-or-treaters, two fog machines, a coffin and the Butler. Plans for '99 are on the garage wall.
	Bigger on the Inside: Richard's Doctor Who Page by Richard Rabon · Area51/Dimension An American Doctor Who fan since the PBS days: all eight Doctors, my ten favorite stories, and how to explain the show to your neighbors.
	WELCOME TO EARTH! A Visitor's Guide for Aliens by Darius, 14 · Area51/Stargate Thinking of visiting Earth? Read this first! Where to land (NOT my mom's garden), what to eat, human customs explained and a handy phrasebook.
	The Country Doctor: DeForest Kelley, 1920-1999 by Christina Chappell · Area51/Orion An Atlanta ER nurse remembers DeForest Kelley, Star Trek's Dr. McCoy, who died in June: the Georgia boy, the westerns, the doctor, and his bedside manner.
	Da Big Green WAAAGH!! - Steven's Ork Army by Steven, 15 · Area51/Nebula My Warhammer 40,000 Ork army, 1,000 points and growing. How I paint 'em, my army list, and battle reports from Saturdays at the store.
	The Friendly Arm Inn: Baldur's Gate Companions by Anna Tracy · Area51/Stargate Who to take and who to leave in Beregost: every companion in Baldur's Gate rated, party ideas, chapter notes, and Tales of the Sword Coast.
	Pam's Stephen King Shelf by Pamela Yancy · Area51/Corridor A Maine reader since Carrie in 1974: every King book on my shelf ranked, a prayer for his recovery, and Hearts in Atlantis, just out.
	LoSiFS - The Lost Signal Science Fiction Society by Jeremiah Frink · Area51/Orion Omaha's science fiction club since 1983: Friday meetings at the pancake house, our monthly fanzine, book discussions, movie nights, and SignalCon 7 next March.
	Strange Doings in Essex County: A Call of Cthulhu Campaign by Cheryl Phillips · Area51/Cavern Our Call of Cthulhu campaign, 1924 Massachusetts. The investigators, what's left of their sanity, the session log, and the clippings they've found.
	Von Braun Survival Notes: System Shock 2 by Sarah Behan · Area51/Corridor System Shock 2 survival notes from a student who should be studying: picking your service, spending cyber modules, the Von Braun deck by deck. Spoilers locked.
	Through the Fog: A Silent Hill Guide by Tiffany, 17 · Area51/Dimension A Silent Hill guide for anyone brave enough: getting through the town, the five endings, what Next Fear unlocks, and why the radio static still gets me.
	Twenty Years Later: The Star Wars Special Edition by Stephan Pascoe · Area51/Stargate I saw Star Wars eleven times in 1977, at 13. Now it's back! The Special Editions reviewed, the new scenes, and the line for Jedi.
	THE STONEWARD SAGA - A Fantasy Novel by Gavin by Gavin, 13 · Area51/Cavern I'm writing a fantasy novel! A blacksmith's son, half a broken crown, and a war between mountain folk and river kingdoms. Chapters 1-3 are up!
	THE CINDER ROAD - A Fantasy Webcomic by Wendy Hennig · Area51/Vault A girl who wants to be a knight, a crow who doesn't think she can, and the last dragon in the Valley of Ash. Chapter One is done! In colored pencil, a page every Wednesday.
	The Hot Seat: Heroes of Might and Magic III by Donna Legaspi · Area51/Cavern Every Friday night since March my husband and I have fought for the same computer. Town-by-town strategy for Heroes III, our hot-seat house rules, and the running score (I'm winning).
	seaQuest DSV Crew Quarters by Marcus, 14 · Area51/Station The crew, the boat, Darwin, and my top 5 episodes. And the BIG NEWS for season 3: a new captain and it's going to be called seaQuest 2032?!? My thoughts coming soon.

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