by Wadesboro | Jan 4, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. If you have ever attended a workshop on productivity and time management, you’ve probably seen the exercise where the instructor pulls out a glass jar,...
by Wadesboro | Dec 21, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. A random collection of books inhabits a shelf above my home office desk. “Toothpicks & Logos” by John Hesket sits binding-to-binding with...
by Wadesboro | Dec 14, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I suppose it says something about me that most of my favorite short stories have dark, if not horrific, twists. “A&P” by John Updike ends with...
by Wadesboro | Dec 7, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The arrival of the Sears Wish Book in the mail was thrilling for any child of the ’60s and ’70s, but if you lived in rural Ohio where retail...
by Wadesboro | Nov 30, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In rural southern Ohio, about two hours south of Columbus, sits one of the most perplexing structures in the Western Hemisphere. Rising from gently sloping...
by Wadesboro | Nov 22, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Marriage complicates the holidays; none more so than Thanksgiving. Christmas you can kinda, sorta turn into two holidays, Christmas Eve with one family and...
