Conaway: Revisiting something wild, something beautiful
Crews at the Pyramid cinch down the floodwall next to Mud Island Harbor as water rises in Mud Island Harbor. (Photo by Lance Murphey file)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
We’re good at wild ideas around here, and both last week’s and this week’s are worth exploring. Sometimes the best discoveries are right in front of you. Sometimes the very things you’re looking for are already yours.
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