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Con Chapman

About Con Chapman

Con Chapman is a Boston-area writer whose poetry has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Light, and other general circulation and literary magazines. He is the author of "Rabbit’s Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges” (Oxford University Press), winner of the 2019 Book of the Year Award by Hot Club de France; and "Don Byas: Sax Expat," forthcoming from University Press of Mississippi in April of 2025.;
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Bound To Stakes, By: Con Chapman

September 23, 2024 by Con Chapman

Bound To Stakes, By: Con Chapman

The only time you asked me to tie your limbsto the bedposts, it was the middle of the dayand our little Italian landlord could be seenoutside in his garden, through the screen. He was tending his tomatoes, tying themwith twine to the wooden stakes.You were never wetter,it was never better. Mr. Pizzoni held his hose;we kept our moans lowso he wouldn't knowwhat … [Read more...] about Bound To Stakes, By: Con Chapman

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