School
Northwest Film Center, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland Community College
Expertise
Red Carpet Fashion, Celebrity Drama, True Crime
- In 2023, Carissa turned her personal issues with a famous astrologer into her memoir, "The Breaking Zodiac Wheel," published on Substack.
- She has hosted Q&A sessions for small and large celebrities and filmmakers.
- She is a Willamette Writers Film Lab 2024 cohort, with a collaborative script slated for production in 2025.
Experience
Carissa got her start writing professionally in 2020 while freelancing for a media and tech company. After working her way up to project manager, she opted to move across the country and get back to her writing roots. Carissa weaves her creative arts background into everything she does, from making zines to writing news articles. She joined Static Media in 2024 and can be found haunting downtown Petaluma, California.
Education
Carissa has a screenwriting degree from the Northwest Film Center and a certificate in comics & illustration from the Independent Publishing Resource Center.
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Politics
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Controversy
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Looks
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News
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Politics
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Politics
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Politics
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Looks
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News
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News
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News
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A new video with Prince George and Princess Charlotte has fueled the divorce rumors between their parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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News
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Donald Trump may have wished he hadn't opened his mouth when he sees the online reaction to his statements about photographers and their pictures of him.
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Politics
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Move over Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump is ready for his close-up. Just be warned, though -- these pictures of the POTUS are quite jarring.
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News
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News
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Politics
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President Donald Trump celebrated Christmas at Mar-A-Lago with First Lady Melania, but their only son Barron was conspicuously absent from the party.
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News
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News
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Politics
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News
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News
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Nicole Kidman's latest hair transformation has the internet gushing over the actor's natural beauty, and it's the perfect post-divorce glow-up.
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Politics
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Pete Hegseth is on his third marriage, but if his body language with wife Jennifer is any indication, he might be looking at a fourth wedding in the future.
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News
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Though she has fled the United States in hopes to rebuild her life, Ellen DeGeneres is facing a new lawsuit from a situation stemming from 2023.
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News
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With one effortless remark, Jennifer Lawrence changed the tone of her conversation with Leonardo DiCaprio, seemingly pointing out what his love life lacks.
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Relationships
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Zooey Deschanel has been engaged to HGTV's Jonathan Scott for years now, but it doesn't look like they are any closer to walking down the aisle.
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News
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Politics
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There have been myriad rumors about Erika Kirk ever since her husband's murder, including that Charlie Kirk's parents don't like her, which seems corroborated.
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