The Promise, The Betrayal

Abstract image of blocks of black tape set over a white background.
Art and Photo by Mel Sherrer

by M.R. Mandell

after Law Enforcement Oath of Honor, for Tyre Nichols


M.R. Mandell (she/her) is a writer living in Los Angeles. A transplant from Katy, Texas, she now lives by the beach with her muse, a Golden Retriever named Chester Blue (at her feet), and her longtime partner (by her side). You can find her work in Chill Subs, Boats Against the Current, The Final Girl Bulletin Board, Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, The Bloom, Jake, Roi Fainéant, and others.