Conaway: Forget the texts and tweets; look for elves
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Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
Dan Swanson made a table from two Minnesota oak trees. Posey Hedges makes new wood look a century old. Gaines Conaway is reshaping a farmhouse that partly dates to 1872. In a time of fleeting texts and ceaseless emoji, look for things crafted over time, relationships built from deeper places.
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