CREATIVE NON-FICTION

After 15 Years of Writing Every Morning, I’ve Abandoned My Habit

Here’s why I don’t write everyday anymore…

Logan Silkwood
6 min readDec 9, 2022
Under a red umbrella, there is a neon orange sign that says “It’s going to be okay!” in a window. In the reflection, there are other red umbrellas and artwork of a woman with blue hair, along with some trees.
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My daily writing routine was born as a coping mechanism in response to trauma that I’m not going to tell you any details about here. I’m not sure exactly when it all started and ended, but I followed this routine almost every…

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Logan Silkwood

I’m a polyamorous, non-binary trans man (he/him). I edit for Queerly Trans, Prism & Pen, Enbyous, and Trans Love & (A)Sexuality. Twitter: @logan_silkwood.