Conaway: A journey to my tomorrow and the path of my yesterday
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
As you read this, I’m headed east on Interstate 40 to a reading and book signing of “Never Over The Hill,” a memoir I coauthored with Bill Haltom about our time in college.
The book was published a year and a half ago, but it seems our ancient adventures and discoveries in a tumultuous time are getting a bit of of a buzz in Knoxville.
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