What does a boy become when the man he needs is there… and not there? What does a father become when regret comes too late?
The Ten Months is a true father-to-son memoir told through childhood memories, neighborhood friendships, heartbreak, and survival in Cleveland, Ohio. It follows a young boy who learned early that presence is power — and absence leaves a mark — but also that even broken fathers can return.
From a great-grandmother’s dinner table to city park footsteps, from school hallways to Navy boot camp, this story shows that fatherhood is not measured by perfection — only by showing
up. It is a reminder that even distance can become a bridge when a father decides to cross it.
This isn’t a story of blame.
It is a story of becoming.
A story for sons who waited.
For fathers who left.
And for every Black family still fighting to hold its shape.
A reminder: it is never too late to show up.
