I'm a screenwriter, prose writer, and poet. 

I'm a neurodivergent writer who explores a wide range of political and religious themes. Since childhood, I have been fascinated by political nightmares and the costs to the powerless who slowly learn their power. 

When not writing, I dream of having a chicken sanctuary, a sloth as a walking partner, baby otters as my children, and a candy factory. I love polka dots, miniatures, cooking tapas, and mysteries - from Sherlock Holmes to the quirkiness of quantum stuff. I've published books and poems and written several screenplays. I was born and raised in a land that is occasionally full of fire, floods, rumbling earth, famous people, and a tendency to riot - Southern California. I'm currently tucked away in a cool hidey hole in a land full of burning sunshine - Arizona.

I have two YouTube channels: Distant Torments and Crystal Rooms of Refuge
Blogger: crystalroomsorrefuge.blogspot.com, distanttorments.blogspot.com
Substack: https://distanttorments.substack.com/, https://risaperis.substack.com/
Medium: https://medium.com/@risaperis
Blog: www.200wordshortstory.org