I am so sorry to hear this, Angela! I hope the measures you've implemented have helped, and the 3 cinnamon buns will provide you a little bump up to be back on track. :)

I've got more than 50 articles out now and it's clear there's a power law distribution to the results. Just one article is responsible for 80% of my earnings month after month. It's something I keep in mind when I see monthly updates by people who effortlessly make four, or five, figures a month from Medium. They probably had a lot of flops too before they stumbled upon their big hit!

I've always enjoyed reading your articles since they seem to be written lovingly. Don't give in to the feeling that you need to be churning them out at an industrial scale. :)