Ask HN: Wordpress alternatives for simple content management?

I do some front-end development and mostly do everything by simply writing the HTML/CSS/JS (with other frameworks included - bootstrap, etc). I enjoy writing the code and the flexibility it gives.

The issue is when clients want to be able to update the content themselves. I know this is where wordpress shines, however I've used it in the past and wasn't a big fan.

Do you guys use/know of any alternatives that can provide simple content editing without all the extra baggage that comes with WordPress? Ideally it would be something where you can easily edit any <p> tags , or tags with a special class such as <div class = "editable-content">

No database or backend needed, but something where a client is able to edit text in an easy manner; and I still have full control over the HTML and code.

Thanks!