What, Why, How: John Jeffire

WHAT?

Christ, I was hoping you’d tell me! I do a lot, but “what” exactly I am I’m not totally sure. I write, I read, I coach wrestling, I laugh and drink beer with my wife, I teach at a high school. Of all those, I suppose “teacher” best fits what I am overall, and my most troubling student has always been myself.

WHY?

Linda, always with the hard questions! Why? Hmmm, well, because, as Whitman said, “the powerful play goes on,” and you can either rage or fold up, and my impulse has always be...