The Paragraph I Promised

The shortest sentence he’d ever written me.

Excerpt from My Manuscript, Chapter 5:

Photo shot by Nneka Julia on 35mm in Detroit, MI (2021).

Cam stopped trying.

Not with big things. I’ve never been a glutton for gifts or grand gestures. I’m talking about the small bids: saving the last bite of a sandwich, a soft dip during an impromptu slow dance, handwritten cards on holidays, laughing until tears …