A Penny’s Worth of Effort

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ints from this month if I’m wrong!</p><p id="01f4">In the meantime, what more can be done than to keep on plugging away? I’ve always considered myself a humorist, but maybe I’ll try branching out into cynical sarcasm and rants instead. Perhaps I can gain a whole new gaggle of followers willing sip the bitter brew with me every morning.</p><p id="c4e6">Let’s find out.</p><p id="ddf0"><b><i>Ah, Medium, the bloggers’ beloved café, Where we all hoped to cash in some take-home pay. August was shiny, and September started with glitter, Then boom! Our earnings fell right down into the shittah.</i></b></p><p id="cf5d"><b><i>Hackers? Really? That’s the standing excuse? Did they also steal your coffee and let loose a moose? Promised reimbursements, what a sweet song, Yet my wallet’s still banging that broke AF gong.</i></b></p><p id="49ba"><b><i>Hey, remember when writing online was the future? Now it feels like I’m stitching up a ruptured suture. Look, I get it, these platforms all have their quirks, But come on Medium, pay up — this ain’t charity work!</i></b></p><p id="3ed9"><b><i>Maybe next you’ll tell us, “It’s not you, it’s me,” Or perhaps, “Our digital dog ate your fee.” Suspicion’s the word now, trust has hit a big hitch, G

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uess we’ll keep on writing, but man, what a…glitch.</i></b></p><p id="0e89">I’m going to give the Grinch a run for his money this month! (Sorry, <a href="undefined">Johnny Poitras</a>! 😄 )</p><div id="e642" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/read-or-die-publication-rules-c84757ff97e6"> <div> <div> <h2>Read or Die! — Publication Rules</h2> <div><h3>Updated August 2023 Guidelines</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1cWjoYejSw_r2BAH3_p40A.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="1665"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*J_YAxB40gyWBOdLzlHa2RA.png"><figcaption>Image by Tori Hall Sudduth via Medium</figcaption></figure><blockquote id="975c"><p><b>If you enjoy my articles and would like to support me, kindly consider <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/7sIdTq4YLfMW6nSeUU">leaving a tip</a>. Your contribution, no matter the amount, is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!</b></p></blockquote></article></body>

But a Dollar’s Worth of Salt

Okay everyone, I need you to all check in. How are you feeling now that October is almost over? Has the hope for better days started creeping back into your hearts, or are you feeling grudgingly resigned with the NEW new normal? Are you still making mere cents on your stories, or have your earnings jumped back up into early-September levels?

I can’t rely on my own stats alone, because I haven’t written much this month. For the stories I have written, though the engagement has been similar to my past work, I have made considerably less.

What are your thoughts? Is it taking Medium all this time to clean up the hacker mess? Will October be a fresh, August-esque start? Somehow I doubt it, but I’ll gladly eat all my vinegary complaints from this month if I’m wrong!

In the meantime, what more can be done than to keep on plugging away? I’ve always considered myself a humorist, but maybe I’ll try branching out into cynical sarcasm and rants instead. Perhaps I can gain a whole new gaggle of followers willing sip the bitter brew with me every morning.

Let’s find out.

Ah, Medium, the bloggers’ beloved café, Where we all hoped to cash in some take-home pay. August was shiny, and September started with glitter, Then boom! Our earnings fell right down into the shittah.

Hackers? Really? That’s the standing excuse? Did they also steal your coffee and let loose a moose? Promised reimbursements, what a sweet song, Yet my wallet’s still banging that broke AF gong.

Hey, remember when writing online was the future? Now it feels like I’m stitching up a ruptured suture. Look, I get it, these platforms all have their quirks, But come on Medium, pay up — this ain’t charity work!

Maybe next you’ll tell us, “It’s not you, it’s me,” Or perhaps, “Our digital dog ate your fee.” Suspicion’s the word now, trust has hit a big hitch, Guess we’ll keep on writing, but man, what a…glitch.

I’m going to give the Grinch a run for his money this month! (Sorry, Johnny Poitras! 😄 )

Image by Tori Hall Sudduth via Medium

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