"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 &amp; Trash (Fonograf).Lots of good stuff in this episode. We talk about:<ul> <li>Luck</li> <li>Growing up poor</li> <li>Dialing up the weirdness</li> <li>And binge-buying books on eBay</li></ul><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/jaydra-johnsons-low-a-high-debut?r=ujb19&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">Podcast Specific Substack</a><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338">Pre-order The Front Runner</a>Promotional Sponsor: <a href="https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/">The Power of Narrative Conference</a>. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.Newsletter: <a href="https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/">Rage Against the Algorithm</a>Show notes: <a href="http://brendanomeara.com/">brendanomeara.com</a>Support: <a href="http://patreon.com/cnfpod">Patreon.com/cnfpod</a>

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"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]

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Episode 458: Jaydra Johnson Had to Get Weird

Episode 458: Jaydra Johnson Had to Get Weird

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