It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake

by Claire Christian

Because the most intimate relationship I’ve been in for the last eighteen months has been with my own loneliness. A relationship full of wishes, what-could’ve-beens, not doing laundry, crying randomly in the liquor store,

think aging is actually just about getting used to yourself, you know? Getting used to the way you are, the way you work, the way you process things, the weird things that make you unique. I think we spend so much time early on figuring that out.” He stops for a moment. “Or fighting against it.”

I’ve gotten older is that I’ve started to shut up and listen to that voice, that instinct, that knows best.

Uncertainty is the only certainty we have.”