Thanks for mentioning me, I appreciate it! There are no truer words! The stats have a story of their own and mine isn't great this month. It hasn't been great anyway but I was getting there, however this month took a bit of a decline. I know I didn't write much for about a week and after joining FOM, I published a story and it wasn't pay-walled, so I lost quite a lot of reads for that one. But still it's better than nothing! Someone once said to me when I mentioned writing on Medium, and explained about the pay, that it's better than a "slap in the face"! Lol. Connecting with great talented genuine writers makes a big difference and supporting each other. Thanks for sharing this story, this is what storytelling is about!