Alison Bergblom Johnson’s current project, Alison Failure is a memoir about her search for others in her family with mental illness, and incorporates their experiences in the “system.” She is an award-winning writer who has read her work at Patrick’s Cabaret, 7th Street Entry, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

What I’m Up To

Performances

I host Words in Shades of Gray at 42nd Avenue Station the third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Words in Shades of Gray is a stylistic mash up of writers, spoken word artists and storytellers.

I also host Between, a monthly, intergenerational salon at True Colors (the continuation of the Amazon Co-op Bookstore) the third Friday of the month also at 7pm.

Teaching

For more info on the online class Writing Mental Illness, please visit my course page.

I will be teaching at the White Bear Center for the Arts, at the Elk River Arts Alliance and at Stargazen Retreat this fall. More details to come soon.