Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Ryan Mecum, the author of Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your…Brains, Vampire Haiku, and the forthcoming Werewolf Haiku, set for release this September. He was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to answer some of our questions about poetry, writing, and genre.

I spoke with Jared Skolnick — the man responsible for adapting H.P. Lovecraft’s story The Music of Erich Zann into a short film by the same name — about independent filmmaking, including the necessity of multitasking, how it felt for him to bring his ideas to life on screen, audience reaction, and much, much more.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Angela Morales, aka FarmGoddess, site manager for FarmVille Freak, the #1 FarmVille fansite. Here she shares the inside scoop on the site and her expert opinion on why pixelated veggies and tractors make so many people happy.

Ten years ago, Stacy Codikow founded the POWER UP organization with the goal of promoting “the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, arts and all forms of media.” Read on for my Q&A with Stacy about POWER UP’s mission in today’s society as well as some of the projects that the group has been involved with.

Boston-area rock ensemble The Hands Off Love Affair came together as a form of music therapy in the wake of a painful personal loss. Guitarist Ross Charpentier was nice enough to discuss with me the band’s unusual beginnings, recent successes, and future plans.

Last week we featured an interview with Brooke Lemke, one of the co-founders of the all-female production company Silent-But-Deadly Productions. I also had the opportunity to interview the company’s other founder, actress and screenwriter Rachel Grubb.

I had the opportunity to ask singer/songwriter Ashlyne Huff some questions about her background, her future aspirations, and what it’s like to be an up-and-coming female pop star. You might be surprised by some of her answers.

Paige talks to independent actress/director Brooke Lemke, co-founder of Silent-But-Deadly Productions, about the all-female production company.

I had the opportunity to ask Shiny Toy Guns keyboardist and bassist Jeremy Dawson a few questions about the electronica/indie/rock band and their latest album, Girls le disko, which was released this past December.

I recently had the chance to conduct an e-mail interview with Joseph LoDuca, the composer of the Leverage soundtrack (among many other soundtracks, including Evil Dead, Hercules, Xena, and Legend of the Seeker) about what it’s like to score the hit TV show.