Episode 458: Jaydra Johnson Had to Get Weird

What this episode covers

"And then this person said, 'Hey, you know, this needs to be, like, more weird or less weird, but it's in this kind of odd place that isn't working.' And I was like, she's so, right," says Jaydra Johnson, @jaydranicole, and author of Low: Notes on Art & Trash (Fonograf). Lots of good stuff in this episode. We talk about: * Luck * Growing up poor * Dialing up the weirdness * And binge-buying books on eBay Podcast Specific Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/jaydra-johnsons-low-a-high-debut?r=ujb19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] Pre-order The Front Runner [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338] Promotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference [https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/]. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm [https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/] Show notes: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com/] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod]

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