On aging and writing for children

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation (past)

I’m writing this in the middle of the night. Specifically, it’s just past 1 AM. Lately I’ve been going to bed earlier and earlier—10:30, 10, 9:30, occasionally even 8. Sometimes I tell myself it’s because I’m a parent now and I don’t have a choice, because my demon spawn wakes up at seven AM every morning without fail, demanding more food in a single br…