Lisa Richter is a writer based in Laguna Beach, California. Her first book, Fly, my Darling, a love story composed as poetic prose vignettes, is forthcoming spring 2026.

Her work has been featured in literary journals and anthologies. She brings an intimate voice to narratives, exploring themes of identity, family, gender roles, and sexuality.

Intrigued by a classic Italian cookbook inherited from her grandmother, Lisa began Searching for the Talisman, an online collection of essays riffing on the cookbook’s title and inspired by its life wisdom.

She’s studied classical piano and holds degrees in mathematics (BA, University of Virginia ‘83) and creative writing (MFA, Antioch University, 2010). She is a poetry alumna of The Community of Writers. Following an early career as a software developer, she founded in 2002 Cosmic Thinkers, a pioneering coding workshop series for young people in which students happily blended art (written, graphic, and musical) and analytical reasoning.