Conaway: Wide-eyed wonder, our town discovered
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
A catfish eased on by. You could have put a saddle on it.
“Did you see that one, Grandan?” He asked excitedly. “Got to be 100 pounds.”
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