New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 18
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we have chosen engaging stories for your enjoyment today. As part of our new curation service, we compiled this collection to create visibility for great pieces nominated by volunteer editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com, which supports 24K+ writers.
We explained the reasons for this post in previous versions. If you missed them, you can find them in these links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, and Volume 15, and Volume 16, and Volume 17. We believe you will enjoy our volume 18 today.
We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective taste. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.
Stories hold power, molding a writer’s unique perspective. For example, our chief editor was moved by a recent story, envisioning the impact of more writers sharing their treasured tales similarly. It’s an opportunity to explore diverse narratives and inspirations, enriching this platform with many voices.
A Heart Warming Story of a Woman Who Fell in Love After Marriage But Not With Her Husband
Medium thrives on the essential collaboration between writers and readers, fostering an exceptional space for both communities. Within this platform, our editors and administrators generously volunteer their time, ensuring every writer finds their voice. Their commitment involves daily review and publication of stories without compensation.
By leaving comments, offering a round of applause, sharing stories on social media, and following profiles, you may bring immense joy to these writers. Your support serves as a powerful encouragement, motivating them to craft more exceptional pieces akin to those found in this collection.
Out of 145 volunteer editors, a team of 57 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save them, share them on social media, link to them, comment on them, and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Many editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also created a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
Writers’ income dropped in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly, DHSc titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
Mike joined the curation team today and created three new collections from his favourite stories that you may adore. He has an amazing taste as an avid reader.
We recently introduced one of our great writers Ammara Hassan
Our editors enjoy Ammara’s stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check other editor profiles in the attached collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 18
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. Today, our editor and media coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming) volunteered to create the list. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists.
We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you.
Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
8 Remarkable Health Indications of HRV Variations Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Asking for Discounts Is One of the Stupidest Financial Decisions You Can Ever Make Tim Denning
The Critical Role of Addressing Insulin Resistance on Fat Loss and Decreasing the Waistline Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Heart Keeps Score; A Hushing Score — Journeyman’s Poems Joanie Adams
Unveiling the Nom de Plume K. Joseph
Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? Mike Broadly, DHSc
How to Develop and Ruin Your Reputation in Office Ugur Akinci
Do You Have a Velcro Kitty? Toni Crowe
Origami and Space Exploration. Dr John Frederick Rose
7 Ways a Writing Flop Can Increase Your Productivity Tom Handy
Eyes Wide Shut: Awaken New Ways Of Perception Maria Marmo
Hamas Finally Answered The Question: “What Is Woke?” Steve QJ
Who Wants Middle East Peace? Forging Consensus on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
My First Friendsgiving Potluck ❤ Seda Anbarcı
The Sensational Recipe My Uncle Taught Me That I Can’t Remember How to Make Lawson Wallace
Harmonizing Madness Ali Alzahrani, Editor
Toastmasters Table Topics #7 — What Do You Do For Your Self-Care? tarun bhatt
The Birth of a Mother Prashansa Gadgil
The Gog and Magog Prophecy Alan Yarborough
The Ironic Benefits of Putting Others First Alma Thurber
Let Us Go Searching America Zed⚡
How I Overcame My Severe Depression? Ammara Hassan
Health Benefits of Kanji, Rice Gruel and Mung Beans Surekha Chandrasekhar
“Mastery” by George Leonhard Andreas Haubold
The U.S. Suffers from an Extreme Level of Individualism. Angelica Mendez
Ecstasy’s Embrace Anjali Goti
I Could NEVER Give up My Car Ann Leach
Forged in Fire vs Life of Luxury Auri Lynn Thomson
How Much is a $2 Bill Worth? B.R. Shenoy
The Thrill of the Chill: Why We Can’t Resist Scary Movies During Halloween Bob Phillips
Does Israel Matter? Brad Creech
Activision Blizzard Has Officially Been Acquired by Microsoft Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
After 12 Years of Smoking, I Finally Quit: Here’s What Happened Bright N
Saturday at Walt’s Barn Brittany Goode
Revitalize Your Relationship With One Word Change Cafe Spiritualista
Are We Assigning Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right? Charlene Ann Mildred
Building a Safer World for Women Charles Bastille
18 Things I’ve Learned From A Long-Time Relationship Charles Davie
The Problem With Gratitude Albums and How To Avoid It! Cosmin Firta
Recalls David Rudder
10 Things I Do To Help Me Stay Healthy and Live Longer David Welburn
The CURE of ADDICTION! Dual-Diagnosed-Addict
What Does a Medium Writer Call His Followers? Don Martin, real-life writer
What Happens When Science Becomes a Religion or the Opposite Happens Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How I Unintentionally Lied to Everyone (Including Myself) About My ADHD Eliza Lita
The Economic Denialism Built into Climate Change Ellen Clardy, PhD
An Unbiased Personal Insight into the Israel-Hamas War Emily is typing...
Machine Learning Metrics for Regression Florian Aust
Showing Kindness And Generosity Can Be Done By All Floyd Mori
The Free World: How to Lose a War, Make Friends and Protect Your Enemies JD Adams ~ Stories From the Mountain
let’s uncover secrets to a healthy life Haroon Shauket
My Seventh Poem: Midnight Whispers Weave Hasnain A
First 90 Days as a GMT Leader Helen Fu Thomas
Eat Less Exercise More for that Lean, Mean Corporate Machine Ian Beckett MSc
We Need Mr. Rogers Now More Than Ever Inna Dinkins ✨
The Global Peace Summit — Year 2099! Jamen Mendes
Affirmative Prayer And You James Boylan
But Creating Profitable Digital Products from Scratch is Just Too Hard! Jeff the Content Profit Coach
I Remember . . . Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
Sunny Shores Jo Lovatt - (KryptaKitty)
We Are All Unique, We Are All Beautiful, We Are All The Same John Whye
The First Step to Wisdom: Differentiating Between Knowing, Thinking, and Believing John Worthington
Discussing Sex in Conservative Cultures Jome Nartatez
5 Steps To Challenge The Imposter Syndrome Karina
I Quit Using Cannabis Because It Became Like a Toxic Relationship Kelvin Winter
At Day’s End Kevin Byrne
If You Pay Peanuts, You Hire Monkeys Kingsley Asuamah
My Five Years Of Marriage Destroyed By Him — Now Divorced! Komal
Why Travel? Kristen Cox
The Point of No Return Kurtis Pykes
The Power of Honest Conversations Lynn Heiman
The Transformative Power of Morning Walks: A Comprehensive Exploration M Saud Nawaz
Behind the screens: The Movers and Shakers of the Video Game Industry Manuel E. de Paz Carmona
The Creative Odyssey Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Gender and War: Intersecting Gender Theories with the Complexities of Security Mashrur Arafin Ayon
Fall is here. It is a great time to change the mood Maximus
Nurturing My Soul in a Positive Community Memoona Bilal
Another Postcard, Another Dream Michael Holford
Empower Your Journey with the Three Unyielding Forces Mikael Tashi
Better and Better and Better Humans Moshe Sipper, Ph.D.
The Immense Impact of Carl Rogers on Psychology and Counseling Paddy Murphy
Understanding and Managing Teenage Disrespect Parenteeny - teenagers can do more
The Beautiful Gift That Keeps on Giving Back Purbita Chakraborty
Gender disbalance in Asian countries and its causes Rma Kaushal
“Journey to Victory: A Triathlete’s Quest for Excellence” Rubbasmehboob
10 Powerful People That Napped Their Way Up Ryan Miller
Self-Conceit — Poisons The Mind: S.a.n.a.h
The Benefits of Being an Introvert Sean Peck
21 successful communication improvement strategies Shahzaib Malik
Not Making a Choice is a Choice Shannon Piérre
For James Shoreditchpoet
How to Decide the Best App for Building Your Second Brain Sobaan Saeed
War can never be a solution SURYASH KUMAR
Climate Mitigation Has Already Worked T. J. Brearton
Can I connect with my transgender daughter like I connected with my son? Tony Leo
How Robert Greene’s Wisdom & Zen Meditation Will Impact Your Life wordsmithwriter I Anshul Kummar
A Breathing Exercise to Reduce Anxiety Zen Conqueror
Is Happiness the Purpose of Life? Ajith Balakrishnan Nair
Now, Time to Meet New Writers Joining Us Recently
Let’s welcome writers who recently joined our publications. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow their profiles if their content resonates with you.
Due to some glitches, we are adding new writers joining us in the last few days. It will take time, so please be patient. This delay is caused by Thanksgiving holiday. We apologize for inconvenience.
Note from Aiden (Illumination Gaming): dear new writers, there appears to be a system glitch, so if you cannot see our publications on your list, please don’t panic. We will add you again as soon as our administrators come back from holidays. I will try to add as many as possible manually and also get a Slack request sent to you. I am one of the editors and a media coordinator for Illumination publications so you can contact me on Slack when you need help.
Please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium.
Change of Perceptions for Expectations
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service. You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also self-curate your stories to gain visibility. Aiden provided a sample example, as attached. You may follow a similar format by categorizing your stories based on topics.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
Writer Introduction
We recently introduced a few more writers like Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, and Ani Vals
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Recent Announcements for Connection
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles. This is a good opportunity for new writers to build their audience, as writers are great readers. We enjoy enabling collaboration on Medium by encouraging meaningful engagements.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers to our Publications on Medium
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
