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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Looks
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Politics
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Relationships
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Royals
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News
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi isn't known for her keen fashion sense, as her boring and bland look at this press conference clearly demonstrates.
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Politics
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News
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Politics
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Relationships
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Relationships
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News
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Looks
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Politics
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Politics
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President Donald Trump made an off-hand remark that seemed to suggest that he and first lady Melania Trump keep their arguments away from the public view.
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Royals
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Meghan Markle recently revealed a huge fear on her podcast that had listeners wondering about her intentions with her relationship with Prince Harry.
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News
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Elon Musk and Stephen Miller aren't each other's favorite person, but Musk just took their feud to the next level by getting Miller's wife involved.
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Politics
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