Losers Essay in The Third Fig

Jefferson’s essay “Losers” was published in The Third Fig, Millay House Rockland's literary journal. The essay is about the benefits of losing. The entire issue contains a ton of great writing worth checking out. Full of prize-winning poems, and essays about The Quest & The Quarrel of the Poetry Prize...

"Winning is nice, but as Tolstoy said about happy families, winners are all the same. Winners are boring. They’re always surprised. They’re always grateful, they always thank so, so many people."