Prompt 2.

I suppose all I do is research of sorts, for my writing. It's like asking someone, what do you do each day that doesn't contribute to staying alive and how can you eliminate it. Perhaps that's where the Stoics found themselves; I am no Stoic. I love my meat and my music, my luxurious fabrics and hours spent daydreaming.

In all the actions of my day, I find myself thinking of how I would capture the moment in words. I hardly write anymore, but I think way too much for my good.

So, here's my answer: I would get around to the business of living and wrap this world of words and dreams securely around it. That's how I would eliminate all the things that don't have their end in words.