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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Experts
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Looks
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Politics
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Politics
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Politics
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News
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News
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Controversy
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News
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Donald Trump is a genius, according to no less of a authority than Trump himself -- just ask him and his high IQ. Or don't, which seems to be preferred.
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Looks
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As someone in the public eye, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Judge Jeanine Pirro, has used many opportunities to show off her figure.
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News
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News
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Politics
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Donald Trump has made CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins the target of much of his ire, and now one of her coworkers is on the president's naughty list too.
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Entertainment
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"The View" co-host Joy Behar's subtle dig at the women in Donald Trump's inner circle had "Fox & Friends" up in arms over Melania.
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Politics
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President Donald Trump is attending the NATO summit, and it looks like one member of the Dutch royal family was having a laugh at his expense.
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Looks
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Politics
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Politics
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Politics
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Looks
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Pam Bondi needs to revamp her hair care routine because as it stands, she either has a botched bottle job... or a stylist with a sense of humor.
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Looks
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Might Kristi Noem be using cakey makeup fails to distract from her job performance as secretary of Homeland Security? If so, it's working.
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Politics
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During his trip to Canada, Donald Trump made a dig at former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, proving the US president wants to keep their feud alive.
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News
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The back and forth between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has us more than a little dizzy. Musk's latest dig at his former bestie is a doozie.
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News
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Melania Trump accompanied her husband, President Donald Trump, to his military parade, but her lack of outfit effort makes it seem like she doesn't care.
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Politics
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While President Donald Trump was holding his birthday military parade, some on social media decided to celebrate another former president instead.
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