Beth Uznis Johnson
buzjohn.bsky.social
Beth Uznis Johnson
@buzjohn.bsky.social
Author of the novel Coming Clean (Regal House Publishing 2024). Writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Founder of Big Bad Words, LLC. Yoga enthusiast.
Had a blast at the StoryBoard conference in Chicago workshopping with Garrard Conley. Writers, definitely add this one to your summer conference list!
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
Here are some pictures that ought to be worth 1,000 words on how happy and... can I actually say "blessed" on social media??... we were for the past two weeks at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social, with our StoryBoard Conference and Festival.
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thank you Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for supporting the completion of my second novel with an Individual Artists Program grant!
Working title: Step Back Joanna
A woman with OCD embarks on a DIY project covering mirrors in Chicago as a way to heal #DCASEgrants
July 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thrilled to featured on the Hear Us Roar podcast to talk about my debut novel, Coming Clean. Thank you, Women's Fiction Writers Association and Maggie Smith, for the great discussion. Listen here: maggiesmithwriter.com/podcast/
@regalhouse.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
StoryStudio Chicago is an impt literary organization dear to my heart. Please consider a donation to support the arts! Many ways to donate to support its teachers, programs, and underserved storytellers in Chicago.
Let's keep the arts alive and well! Link below.
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social
StoryBall – Our Annual Fundraiser!
Stories Matter Foundation is pleased to present our annual fundraising event, StoryBall, in-person for 2025.
www.storystudiochicago.org
May 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'll be at the Berwyn Public Library local author fair today from 10-2 with Coming Clean. Come visit!
berwynlibrary.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hope to see you at AWP in LA! Stop by the StoryStudio Chicago table Saturday at 10:30 to say hi and pick up a copy of Coming Clean AND learn about all the great online and in-person classes, workshops, conferences, and more.
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Beth Uznis Johnson
Four thirty p.m.
The sun has set in the sky.
Fuck this shit—wine time.
Haiku Inspired By My Seasonal Affective Disorder
I. I leave work; ‘tis dark. Just like it was this morning When I got to work. Do all those farmers Really need that extra hour? I’d like it back no...
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December 11, 2024 at 2:00 AM