Mutterings

Why is it taking me hours to edit a story that’s only 700 words long? Why did this writer wax eloquent in prepositional phrase after prepositional phrase?  Did his/her last sentence even make sense? I’m not sure. I’m not even really sure what this story is about anymore.

I’m losing my mind. And my patience. And my grasp of the English language.

I need an intervention. Stat.