Why have I been gone so long? To find out, you must read. — No; I’m no Bill Murray chasing his psychiatrist on a quest for answers about himself. I am Graham D. Cooke and chasing the money. Though I must admit at times, I feel like that rope above — almost in knots. I think I have an “easy” side gig for those…

A new, brief, thankful rhyme to end all my compositions. Moving forward into 2022, new ones will be composed separately and published; then, later linked to, prior all composition’s end. — I hope you, like I, find this enjoyable, as I did in creating it during a lull. Knowing you value time, I provide this extra rhyme, hoping it isn’t dull. Appreciate you, I always do; please, I ask you accept these words ending 2022. …

⏰⏳ I’m Busy Right Now, Please Leave a Message 📞☎️ 🖐🖐 Dereliction.👷🏻Eviction!👴🏻Conviction! 🖐🖐 (3 min, ⭐ poem) 💲 Money? Honey, Bunny? C’mere, Sonny! I’ll be your Sugar 🤗 Mommy. ❓Donate💲2a 🖐worthy cause🖖…

You never know what Santa might have left you …. — Santa, known as the jolly big elf, beats out all the small ones on the shelf. Come Christmas day now, did he bring you a cow; maybe a companion elf? Well, truth be told, Santa can be rather bold, I’m here now, partly old, to mention about his gold. Something…

Merry Christmas to you all, this 2022 Christmas eve, from me. — Tonight’s end draws near, eyes looking for Santa’s reindeer. Do you like others, most I know are many mothers, enjoy this time of year? Such a night of wonder. I question if there will be time, Finishing shopping, all your wrapping and reading this rhyme? But now I think, can Santa’s elves skate on…

OR … Doing stand-up comedy and handling your audience. — — — I accidentally published this from my phone as a test and it really should not have been published yet…. Working at finishing it still when I find time. — Just starting at comedy? Well, there are some things you should know, just like any good presenter needs to know for handling their audience. Some General Rules Before Ever Going On Stage

Why? Well, UX is short for User Experience. Plus, Medium recently again made changes, to its UX without asking for member input. — So now, going forward, members will interact with the platform via UX interface controls differently than before. I was rather perturbed after my three (3) week break and subsequent member renewal…. 🥺😢😲 Anyways, let me outline what I’ve found, in case you’re interested.

What can I say? I almost crashed and burned in November. But preparations are underway for 2023. — So, after such a good October wrap-up (368, of which 23 are my own) October Month End Wrap Whom I read and stories I can suggest you read instead.medium.com I was staying warm and November was starting good… but then I almost completely crashed. Nov-22 medium.com November’s stories tallied to 193 of which 10 were mine.

Dates and membership duration can get affected. But does it affect our earning …? We’ll never know. — Okay, So I Renewed … But … Now my membership status on my Medium About page now shows “Medium Member since December 2022” instead of “… since November 2021.” Why? Because I cancelled and then rejoined…. So, please remember, I’ve been around for over a year, in case you stumble into my About page and see “member…