The last time we heard from author Sandra Kynes it was the holiday season of 2008 where she shared her thoughts about the “Season of Light” with us. I figured it was high time to check back in with her.

Author and friend of The Buffet Deborah Blake gives us the run down on Pantheacon, one of the biggest indoor Pagan events to be found anywhere!

Back in June 2009 I interviewed Alaric Albertsson, author of “Travels Through Middle Earth: The Path of a Saxon Pagon”. When given the opportunity to ask me any question, he asked, “Where can I find a publisher for a very nice deck of Anglo-Saxon rune cards? The man who did the art work for the deck has put in countless hours to ensure that each card illustrated the meaning of the relevant passage in the Anglo Saxon Rune Poem. I really want to see this deck eventually reach its intended audience. Maybe one of your subscribers has the answer?”

I answered, “One place you might want to contact is US Games, they publish loads of awesome decks (many of which get reviewed here on the website). Also, you could always save up some cash, maybe find a few investors, and publish the deck yourself. Thanks to the wonders of the world wide web, you can reach an international market fairly easily.”

Well now Alaric is back to let us know how it all turned out!

Leandra Witchwood, of the Leandra Draconis Witchwood blog, shares her personal story of spiritual transformation.

It’s funny how this article from guest author Alice Diehl came about. As I sat at my desk I couldn’t ignore the fact that the holiday season was approaching. The Magical Buffet’s original format generally ignored acknowledging holidays, but with this new blog format it seemed wrong to not acknowledge some holidays as they approach or as they occur. So there it was, Christmas was coming. The question was, what was I going to do about it? Write some heart felt personal piece about Christmas, not going to happen. Talk about the Pagan roots to so many beloved Christmas features, it seems better informed and more talented writers would be addressing that else where. Honestly, I wanted to find the evil opposite of what most websites would do for a Christmas post. I found my mind wandering to some of the bizarre slasher movies set around the holidays. And the rest is history.

I’m friends with Alice from our interactions on the website MyNerdGirl.com (join us there!). I knew she was funny, intelligent, and more importantly a huge fan of horror movies. I asked her to compile a list of her favorite seasonal horror films and I’m pleased to share with you the results.

Bob Makransky of the Magical Almanac Ezine tells us what we can learn from plants.

Gordie Little, author of “Ghosts of Clinton County”, shares a never before published story of an Italian haunting.

Leandra Witchwood, of the Leandra Draconis Witchwood blog, shares some tips on spellcasting (for those of you so inclined).

Author Ellen Evert Hopman discusses hawthorn lore.

Nick Valentino, author of the newly released novel “Thomas Riley”, visits The Magical Buffet while on his promotional blog tour! Click on in to learn about the beloved genre of Steampunk.