Curated Collection — Nostalgia Series
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #66
Featuring engaging stories that you may enjoy as well

Dear avid readers and fellow Friends of Medium! My curation goal is to find valuable stories buried under the dust for your enjoyment. So far, I compiled 66 collections, giving you many reading options. Please consider engaging and sharing the stories read. Unfortunately, from my observations, views and the reading and engagement rate are shallow. My goal in creating these collections is to increase views and the engagement rate.
Apparently, Medium suspended many accounts. We wrote a short piece about it if you want to learn about the details.
Dr Yildiz also shared his perspectives by looking at the issue from both sides. His story made me more compassionate about both victims and Medium. As my account was suspended a few weeks ago, I know how painful it can feel. But the platform needs to remove useless leeches.
In my special episode, I shared some boosted stories I read.
Aiden covers the new ones, and I focus on older stories to give readers a nostalgic experience. I add a few news ones, too, from my daily reading, or sometimes editors ping me to add exceptional stories. Each story is a gem worth your time. You may dive in, engage, and spread the word on social media so these stories can reach more readers. I tried to follow most writers I hadn’t met before, but the system stopped me after a while. I learned that I could follow only 150 writers a day, so I will try another day.
Aiden’s Collections
Here is his latest one with my friend’s link for anyone to read it. He has already created 91 collections, always finding gems from hidden corners.
We added new writers today. I will add them to the end of this so you can easily follow them if you wish. You may start exploring their profiles and connect with them if they resonate with you. Collaboration is a great thing here.
Now another great editor The Sturg joined the curation team and he posted his first well-designed collection. He put lots of effort into creating this. I know how challenging and time-consuming to create these collections. So please engage in his collection and share it on your socials.
Update on Boosting
If you are into boosting things, recently, Dr Yildiz answered frequently asked questions from writers and readers about the boost program on Medium, which gave me a few surprises as a writer and editor. I wish I had read something like this a year ago. No wonder none of my stories got boosted, causing me to pause writing, but he shows us hope.
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled our boosted stories in February, 2024. You may find exceptional stories from this.
They also created a new Reader’s Club post with many great stories.
New Interviews
Yesterday Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed another famous writer Genius Turner. He is a gem, and you might enjoy this story as much as I did. I am now following Genius to learn from his insights.
Here’s an interview with Shirley Willett. She is my senior so I send her my respect. I also featured one of Shirley’s story today about 6th dimension.
Meet another experienced writer David Mokotoff, MD. You can learn about his interesting background. I love David’s informative and humorous stories.
I found interesting interviews with writers and added them to a post so that you may find them easily. They are captivating and full of life lessons.
Aiden’s Boost Education
Aiden compiled our boosted stories. It is full of gems.
He introduced the boosted stories of Jozsef Kovacs as part of his boost education. I remember he did a few more before, possibly at the end of his last one.
The day before he introduced the boosted stories of Dr Joan Naidorf
Recently, he wrote a juicy story about his new love, SORA; he reckons this cool tool will shake the movie world soon. I will try it when I get a chance, as I have no video skills.
Newsletter
One quick highlight is that our new newsletter is now ready on Medium. It was also posted on Substack for our subscribers.
Influencing Non-Members
You may check this open letter from Dr Mehmet Yildiz to non-members. He observed that a large number of readers and writers are non-members who do not contribute to the platform’s growth. I believe you will find his points valuable and relatable.
To influence non-members, I listed all the boosted stories I read last month and provided my thoughts, including some common patterns in these exceptional stories. You will love them. There is something for everyone, as these exceptionally well-written stories cover many topics and different writing styles.
I also wrote two short stories recently to keep my brain active.
You can find them in this list if you missed the previous collection.
Enjoy My favorite stories and Some Nominated Ones from ILLUMINATION publications today.
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many interesting topics.
Sleep Regulation: Neurobiology of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Biochemistry of Ketosis Simplified with Nuanced Perspectives and Personal Experiences Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Glimpses Into My Media Passion from Virtual to Augmented Reality Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Does Your Academic Performance Determine the Rest of Your Life? Clarissa Ai Ling Lee, PhD
Wisdom in Bite Size from a Tweet Mike Broadly, DHSc
When will we wake up from our Nuclear Weapons Nightmares? Rebecca Romanelli
Was the Netflix film, “Leave the World Behind,” a Warning? Tim Wright, Ph.D.
The Secret Truth Behind the JFK Assassination Left Me Speechless Tim Denning
Pause. Reconnect. Restart Ritika Murarka
Love Rules! Kelly Ronayne
When Your Employee Says, “It’s Not You, It’s Me.” K. Joseph
Is There a Secret Club For Friends of Medium? Tree Langdon
The Presence of God Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
Psychedelic Travel Trips Matthew Bamberg
Installment 12. If Men Have All the Power How Come Women Make the Rules? Jack Kammer, MSW, MBA
Never Compare Suffering Anastasia Soho
The Biggest Lesson I Learned in 2023. Angelica Mendez
Thinking About Trying A Dry January? Brenda H.
I Don’t Need to Watch Narcos Caroline Walsh
Living with Houdini Wannabes Cathy Strine
The PHUL Workout Routine for Size and Strength David Welburn
Capricious Snapping. Dr John Frederick Rose
Should Age Politically Disqualify Biden for a Second Term? (Part 2) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
The Deserted Island: Whispers of the Forgotten Duane Michael
Putting Readers First: Why I Stopped Monetizing My Medium Articles Infiniti 🦋
Zero experience, but with some thousands in the pocket Lucian Ioan Chirilă
#1 New Year’s Resolution? ‘Demand a Ceasefire’ Gail Valker McNulty 🕊️🌱
My Top 5 Articles of 2023 Bill Petro
Rekindling the Flame Efe Milton
Sam Raimi and Toby Maguire Might Be Making Another Spider-Man Movie Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
8 Reasons Why I Love Winter Fabrizia Scapinello
I Don’t Have Time To Read Your Newsletter Geri Spieler
Why I Don’t Engage in a Battle with My Anxiety Anymore Gratiela Grigorini
Remembering What I Left Behind Harry Hogg
Piano Lessons Jan G Sokol
Understanding the Nuances of 4 Types of Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Parkinson’s Law Kingsley Asuamah
The 1% Improvement Mindset Louis K
When Overcommunication Becomes The Enemy: 4 Signs You Are Suffering From It Lysandros Lysandrou
A Journey through Self-Discovery, Aspiration, and Calling Michael A Davis
My Last Dance With Johnny Walker Michael John Scott
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #20 Mike Broadly, DHSc
The free world has fallen, Long Live the Resistance Muhammad Fakharuddin
I Had Seven Weeks To Attract The Love of My Life…Here’s What Happened Nia Cherie
How 2023 Was My Year of Growth Nomad Mills
Why We Act in Haste Only to Regret at Ease Parthiv Gajjar
Fixing Sleep Issues and Enjoying Restful Nights Mike Broadly, DHSc
Bogota, day 2 Pierre Matile
23 Powerful Affirmations To Start 2024 On A Positive Note Rashmi G
The 7 Secrets of Couples Who Still Can’t Keep Their Hands Off Each Other Sara Irshad
Your Family Inheritance Of Trauma Sara Ochoa Birrueta
This is the reason for most of our problems Shanjitha
Hitting Rock Bottom Will Help You Kick Depression in the Nuts Shy Am I
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #64
Cries and Laughters Yong Kim
My Ultimate Relationship Filter Plan for 2024 Zion
God of War Trilogy Remaster! Rodney McGill
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #4 ILLUMINATION-Curators
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Links to My Previous Collections
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Introduction to New Writers
Now, let’s welcome the new writers who joined us recently. Please explore their stories, and they resonate with you may connect with them. This is a great opportunity for writers and readers to meet and connect.
New writers, please read the onboarding pack in the attached intro before sending your stories. Photos are very important, so please check out the image handling policy to prevent returns.
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