This "About" page costs you nothing to view. Since I know that, I use it as my Medium intro page (or blog) for all visitors & readers to get a snap-shot about what I do, a little background on me, what I can offer you and what Medium can offer too.

NOTE: If you sign up for a Medium membership using my referral link (https://medium.com/@graham.cooke.cts/membership), I thank you very much. Please note, I do receive a small commission, but at no extra cost to you. ...

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... What I would like you whom join using my referral link know and fully comprehend, is that any money or compensation I make on Medium and other specific related writing platforms, gets invested in other writers on Medium and the other writing platforms in which I am active.

Also, I like to see others enjoy the benefits for reading quality writing available on Medium and have the chance to feature their own creative writing.

The first section is the most important, in my professional opinion as a technical writer and editor with 25+ years experience, as it describes my work on Medium. I hope you will read the entire page though to find out everything about me.

What I Do On Medium

I may be a writer, reading a lot too, but I do much work here as an editor for you.

With extra time I have available, I offer guidance & help to other writers. On Medium, I'm still semi-active with many publications (pubs) as an editor, proof-reader and writer.

Though I founded the following six (6) publications, I now limit my time with each and allow other editors to manage the majority: 🌅 🌄 Are You Out There (AYOT) — the original that started this all; 🍁 🍁 AYOT Family — the new parent pub linking to all others listed; 😂 👀 BMG Productions (BMG) — comedy relief; ⭐ ✍️️ GOLD Writing (GOLD) — offers writing advice; 🎤 😲 IzThatSo (ITS) — voice opinions that matter; and, ⌨️ 💻 Sc-Tech (SCT) —tech’ subjects get featured.

These following eight (8) I assist or contribute as editor when I am able: 💲💲 💰 The Pros and Cons (TPC) — AYOT’s contest pub; 👉 🏈 Drop a Line (DAL) — writing showing you like to enjoy life; 🔮 ⚡️ Imaginative Fiction Out There (IFOT) — superb & awesome fiction; ✍️️ 🎭 AYOT Poetry Corner — letting our hearts open up; 🥨 🧠 Have I Rocks In My Head (EE) — an eclectic mix for different things; 👄 ✈️ Just to talk about (J2TA) — writing on topics tickling the intellect; 📣 📢 Write Out Loud (WOL) —be heard by expressing yourself; and, 🎇 🌌 The Hub Pub — a spot for Hub Page writers to publish on Medium.

Curious or would like to write for any of the above publications, other then The Hub Pub? Then, drop into AYOT or visit its Writer “FYI” for the main Submission Guidelines Control (SGC) and sign-up portal to all the pubs.

One big family is how all the publications above are described. All the original editors created additional publications to fill a niche they knew was required.

NOTE: Want to just cruise the publications? Then, your first stop should be the original — AYOT — or the AYOT Family (parent) site which has links to all the editors' About pages at the top at which all their pubs are listed .

NOTE: If you would like to publish with The Hub Pub , may I suggest you drop a note to Misbah Sheik who is the The Hub Pub's founding editor to enquire about being added as a writer.

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A Little Background On Me

I'm a retired, 'broke(n)' former engineer, whom worked as a Technical Writer & Editor for a long time prior to “retirement” in 2015 — if you can call what I’ve been doing for the last 7+ years retirement, but more on that later.

I am co-author of a textbook used by the Ontario Nuclear Utilities Industry and was editor for numerous electrical technologies texts used at multiple Ontario Candu training centres, including one at which I instructed.

FYI: I am going to write another "short" About Me again soon. It will expand a bit further beyond what is presently available about my professional background, including examples for technology texts I have reviewed and revised.

There is an interesting tale I need to tell at some point. I'll get to it soon.

For greater detail about me, browse my autobiographical stories in this list, though I recommend this 2 minute edition to start.

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Here are two relatively recent pieces I wrote, where I talk a bit about myself:

⭐ Celebrities I Met Along The Way, Considering The Time and Crime (4 min) 2022-Mar-25 (updated Aug-26) ⭐ “Member-only” story

⚫ ... ⚪️ You Game For A 💲 Part-Time Job👩‍🏭? (2 min) 2022-Jan-27 (updated Aug-26) free to view for all, not just members.

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NOTE: My interests in writing range from the technical to the creative. I have always enjoyed writing instructional text, as it is my original calling. But I so enjoy writing fiction, journals for my outdoor exploits, humor, rhymes and poetry.

During the 2022 summer, I felt like I was constantly moving & “on-the-go.”

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"Was" a 5x Top Writer in Privacy, Innovation, Reading, Ideas & Satire. When I first received a Top Writer tag, it was for Innovation and then later Privacy. I worked hard and managed to obtain the Innovation one back. Yes; if you don't write regularly and frequently in your Top Writer tags after you are granted any by Medium, you can lose them. Keep that in mind for your future writing.

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Useful information:

🧰 📌 📍 ✂️ My Graphics Icon Library My Personal Curated 2022 Story Index (a work in progress) My Personal Curated 2021 Story Index

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What Medium (& I) Can Offer Too

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FYI: you can call Graham anything but he asks you don’t call him “late for dinner.” He has been called worse but prefers you just call him “g.” Hope your future is bright, sunny and fulfilling with all life's rewards you desire. Thank you for reading. Connect with me, when I'm not busy or 💤, at: 👀 Facebook … 🐦 Twitter … ️✍️️ LinkedIn …🍁 Substack …🌲 Linktr.ee 🌳 2022© All Rights Reserved. (Graham D. Cooke)