Lisa Rabey Writes A Lot of Stuff.

writing samples

This sample includes examples of social media content, blog article, press release, travel essay (unpublished), and a pop culture essay. You can view those samples here.

articles/essays

• “Unbreakable: A Message of Strength, Hope and Survival” (essay) / International Bipolar Foundation / March 2025
• “You Don’t Have to Leave Your Couch to Visit the Library” (essay) / EveryLibrary / February 2025
• “I Surveyed My Friends About My Bipolar Disorder” (essay) / International Bipolar Foundation / January 2025
• “Living Happily Without Strict Resolutions“(essay) / International Bipolar Foundation / January 2025
• “Interlibrary Loan: What Is It and Why Does It Rock?” (essay) / EveryLibrary / January 2025
• “My Pros and Cons of Group Therapy“(essay) / International Bipolar Foundation / October 2024
• “I Got Fired When My Bipolar Rage Went Out of Control, Here’s How I Handle It Now” (essay) / International Bipolar Foundation / September 2024
• “The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen” (essay) / This Week in the ’90s / April 2023
• “When anger and emotions run your life” (essay) / TalkSpace / June 2017
• “Devil’s Advocate: Just Because I Divorced Him Doesn’t Mean He’s Not My Best Friend” (essay) / A Practical Wedding / October 2015
• “I’ve Had Bipolar Disorder For 20 Years. Here’s How I’ve Learned To Manage It.” (essay) / mindbodygreen / September 2015
• “how i divorced my mother in three easy steps” (essay) / Witty Bitches / August 2015
• “Speaking Up: Starting a dialogue on sexual harassment in libraries,” (essay) / American Libraries Magazine / June 2015
• “Feedback: ALA Needs That Code,” (essay) / Library Journal / February 2014
• “Strike out MS: 2nd Annual Wii Bowling Tournament, March 12” (article) / The Rapidian / March 2011
• “Your Virtual Front Door: Defining the Use of Social Media for Archives and Libraries: Part V,” (blog) / AMPed / November 2010
• “Your Virtual Front Door: Defining the Use of Social Media for Archives and Libraries: Part IV,” (blog) / AMPed / October 2010
• “Your Virtual Front Door: Defining the Use of Social Media for Archives and Libraries: Part III,” (blog) / AMPed / October 2010
• “Your Virtual Front Door: Defining the Use of Social Media for Archives and Libraries: Part II,” (blog) / AMPed / October 2010
• “Your Virtual Front Door: Defining the Use of Social Media for Archives and Libraries: Part I,” (blog) / AMPed / October 2010
• “The Power of the Retweet,” (blog) / AMPed / June 2010
• “Twitter hits its 10 billionth tweet: What this means for you,” (blog) / AMPed / December 2009
• “For Businesses: Feeding Your Blog Into Facebook,” (blog) / AMPed / December 2009
• “Disqus Commenting System,” (blog) / AMPed / December 2009
• “Haystack: The Online Archive of Colby-Sawyer College,” (blog) / AMPed / November 2009
• “Twitter Tools,” (blog) / AMPed / November 2009
• “The Beginning of the Search of ‘What is ‘IT’?’,” (blog) / AMPed / October 2009

prose & poetry

• “naked and then blurred” (poetry) / Backward Trajectory / October 2023
• “vincent; in the bedroom” (flash) / 50-Word Stories / September 2023
• “her heart was broken; it was made whole” (flash) / CafeLit  / September 2023
• “folded” (poetry) / tiny wren lit / April 2023
• “the gods heard” (flash) / Friday Flash Fiction / March 2023
• “we are / i am” (flash) / The Free Library of the Internet Void / July 2018
• “friends and lovers” (flash) / 101 Words / August 2017
• “sky swallowed” (flash) / the drabble / May 2017
• “First Grade Crush” (flash) / lit.cat / February 2017
• “Cute Boy at a Cafe” (flash) / 101 Words / September 2015
• “water (desert)” (flash) / so glad is my heart / February 2015 (as freyja thomas)

media

• “Meet Lisa Rabey” (interview) / Canvas Rebel / October 2024
• “Conversations with Lisa Rabey” (interview) / Voyage Michigan / July 2024

anthologies

• Love on the Lakefront: Romantic Tales From the Great Lakes (short story) / July 2024
• “you self-medicate with cookies” (poetry) / anodyne magazine / November 2023

chapbooks

• The Lisa Chronicles: Vol 1 1998
• commercial breaks: a journey into bipolar madness

projects

• 5? Stories in 5? Weeks

interviews

• “Interview: Stacy King talks Jane Austen’s Emma and manga classics” / No Flying, No Tights, October 2015

graphic novel reviews

• “Victory Parade” / No Flying, No Tights / April 2025
• “Witchcraft: A Graphic History” / No Flying, No Tights / November 2024
• “The Cardboard Kingdom #3: Snow and Sorcery” / No Flying, No Tights / September 2024
• “Brittle Joints” / No Flying, No Tights / September 2024
• “Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from my Bipolar Life” / No Flying, No Tights / July 2024
• “Crazy Like a Fox: Adventures in Schizophrenia” / No Flying, No Tights / June 2024
• “The Lords of Invention” / No Flying, No Tights / May 2022
• “Werewoofs” / No Flying, No Tights / April 2022
• “Klaus: The Life and Times of Santa Claus” / No Flying, No Tights / January 2022
• “The Cardboard Kingdom, Vol 2: Roar of the Best” / No Flying, No Tights / December 2021
• “It’s Not What You Thought It Would Be” / No Flying, No Tights / November 2021
• “Bubble” / No Flying, No Tights / September 2021
• “Planet Paradise”  / No Flying, No Tights / May 2021
• “Catwoman Vol. 1: Copycats” / No Flying, No Tights / August 2019
• “Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom” / No Flying, No Tights / July 2019
• “Battlestar Galactica Vs Battlestar Galactica” / No Flying, No Tights / June 2019
• “Jane Austen: Her Heart Did Whisper” / No Flying, No Tights / May 2019
• “Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who’ve Rocked The World” / No Flying, No tights / March 2019
• “Misfit City, Vol 2” / No Flying, No tights / March 2019
• “Kill Shakespeare: Past is Prologue: Juliet” / No Flying, No Tights / February 2019
• “Refrigerator Monologues” / No Flying, No Tights / August 2018
• “LadyCastle” / No Flying, No Tights / August 2018
• “Misfit City Vol 1” / No Flying, No Tights / July 2018
• “Batwoman Vol 1: The Many Arms of Death” / No Flying, No Tights / May 2018
• “Kingsman: The Secret Service” / No Flying, No Tights / March 2018
• “Jane” / No Flying, No Tights / February 2018
• “Mega Princess” / No Flying, No Tights / September 2017
• “Mercy: Shake the World” / No Flying, No Tights / January 2016
• “Robyn Hood, Vol 1.: Riot Girls” / No Flying, No Tights / November 2015
• “Manga Classics: Emma” / No Flying, No Tights / August 2015

book reviews

• “The Idea of You” / Goodreads / March 2023
• “Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail” / Goodreads / July 2022
• “If the Shoe Fits” / Goodreads / January 2022
• “If the Fates Allow” / Goodreads / December 2021
• “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” / Geek Girl Mixtape / January 2019
• “Jane Steele” / Excessively Diverting / June 2018
• “The Madwoman Upstairs” / Excessively Diverting / June 2018
• “Texts From Jane Eyre” / Excessively Diverting / May 2018
• “Camp Austen” / Excessively Diverting / April 2018
• “In Real Life” / Goodreads / June 2014
• “The Panopticon” / Goodreads / April 2014

movie reviews

• “Super – UICA Films review” / The Rapidian / May 2011
• “Waste Land – UICA Films review” / The Rapidian / February 2011