For my last few stories, views and reads are down, whereas earnings are up. Relatively speaking. This to me is scary, and I fear a repeat of August-September-October.

I've joined the FOM because I wanted to try it out.

And I recognize the privilege of having an extra $10/month to spend on an experiment.

While evaluating my options, a persistent thought was, "Am I going to read FOM's stories more, so they read mine? Can I control it?"

Needless to say, I'm still conflicted about it.

Time and money are both luxuries I possess, and I'm not sure if I'm doing more harm than good with them.

Thank you for writing this, Marsha. Your stories are a gift to us. I'm very sorry to hear your earnings are suffering. I hope it gets better.