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on the tiptoe shore waving your arms like a windmill Blissfully dancing and spinning reveling in your…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*zALBZnpDd2XeG1gM)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4475">As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.</p><div id="8e7a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/curation-stars-of-illumination-336642fbdc16"> <div> <div> <h2>Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wyn34gLNsLvwiZfPQ-V5_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="37bb">Update on Challenges</h2><p id="0c20">Many writers participated in two writing challenges. You can find them from these links: <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-pragmatic-path-to-excellence-b23c32216051">Challenge 1</a> and <a href="https://readmedium.com/best-of-bests-are-emerging-abb54425a474">Challenge 2.</a></p><p id="1fb2">I compiled all submitted stories as part of this challenge in a single story for easy access. There are a few new submissions today.</p><div id="2f2e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/explore-the-best-stories-of-illumination-writers-b5cdbbae8c78"> <div> <div> <h2>Explore The Best Stories of ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>Self- assessed & selected stories by writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*4eJKdPRizWnj6QR-kwG70g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="82e6">Thank you for the submissions related to both challenges. I look forward to the remaining writers to participate and enjoy the benefits of this writing challenge. We need to collaborate.</p><p id="a728">This activity is an excellent opportunity to meet new writers and develop your relationship with them. This activity can increase the number of your followers and fans. The more fans you have, the more visible and readable your articles can be. Let’s keep our vitality and create synergy.</p><h2 id="4be4">What did ILLUMINATION writers create today?</h2><p id="b29c">Here is a bundle of stories that I was able to add to our distribution list today. Thank you for adding comments to create visibility to your great stories.</p><div id="e7d6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/echoed-voices-in-harmony-acf733c59562"> <div> <div> <h2>Echoed Voices in Harmony</h2> <div><h3>1900+ writers inspiring 17,330 readers</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*0rBXbUsBcYmvMJHsSadMSw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="5e57">One of the purposes of this daily distribution is to access to our stories easily. You can read and share them easily. You can follow the writers. I recommend enjoying as many stories as possible from this list. If your story is not included, please leave a comment by linking your story. As of publication team, we do our best, but it must be a collective effort. To this end, it will be excellent for each writer to take responsibility to create visibility for his or her own story. Please remember tweeting the stories you read. We grow with support, synergy, and collaboration.</p><p id="47e9">Let’s check our publication page for more stories. Many more stories can be found from our publication page.</p><div id="7008" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/illumination"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*lTGoREgdOsvBq2YFMQOv0Q.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9e7c">New writers who joined ILLUMINATION today</h2><p id="1e1d"><b>21 new writers</b> joined our publication today. We have <b>1932 writers</b> supporting ILLUMINATION now. <b>A warm welcome to our new writers: <a href="undefined"></a></b><a href="undefined">B.Ashwin,</a> <a href="undefined">Huma Bahalim,</a> <a href="undefined">Prem Kumar,</a> <a href="undefined">Bianca O'Neill,</a> <a href="undefined">Kristy Lynn,</a> <a href="undefined">Timothy Musoke,</a> <a href="undefined">Young LionHeart,</a> <a href="undefined">Ruby the Birdie,</a> <a href="undefined">Zulekha Chaka,</a> <a href="undefined">Mark Ellis,</a> <a href="undefined">Catherine Aragon,</a> <a href="undefined">Julee Ann,</a> <a href="undefined">Vee Goldman,</a> <a href="undefined">B.Ashwin,</a> <a href="undefined">Othniel Lagablab,</a> <a href="undefined">Erik Buckingham,</a> <a href="undefined">Carter Preston,</a> <a href="undefined">Heidi Suydam,</a> <a href="undefined">Marta Hernani,</a> <a href="undefined">Olly Singleton,</a> <a href="undefined">Gunawan Saputra</a></p><blockquote id="c1ed"><p><b>NOTE TO NEW WRITERS: </b>To ensure your stories are published on a timely basis, please provide required credits to the photos and extracted information from other sources. This is the most common issue delaying some stories to be published. If you turn off your private messages we have no other mechanism to reach out to you. If your article is not published within 48 hours <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">please contact me from this link.</a></p></blockquote><p id="8297">I received several inquiries from new writers who want to know how to add stories to publication. Please see the attached story providing step by step guidance on how to add stories to publication by <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a>.</p><div id="29cc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-submit-your-article-to-illumination-c4af8a323da9"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Submit Your Article to ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>Once you are added as a writer, here is all you need to do to get your story in the publication</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*eBscGKymvJfWLRVN)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="19db">ILLUMINATION Slack Channel</h2><p id="81e0">We created a writer collaboration platform using Slack. We have 392 members. I added several writers to our Slack channel today. Thank you for the inquires and willingness to join our collaboration and innovation lab. New writers are invited to join our Slack to have a chat and collaborate with other inspiring writers. We discuss editorial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skills improvement. You can request an invitation to Slack<b> <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">from this link.</a> </b>Please type <b>Request for Slack</b> on the heading as I have many other requests from this link.</p><p id="6285">You can check this story from <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a> to learn how to use Slack if you haven’t used it before.</p><div id="d5e0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-communicate-using-slack-even-if-you-are-a-newbie-d5c0dd5b0194"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Communicate Using Slack, even if You are a Newbie</h2> <div><h3>A tutorial of the very basics to get you up and running on Slack</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*td0F9GqlNeDjh47L)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="6020">Please also check our process and procedures for further details on our publication.</p><div id="0387" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/frequently-asked-questions-da21b6ffb7f6"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures</h2> <div><h3>Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*LNvpu9UTExR0uuQNpIcWIw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="89bd">Featured Writer Bios Today</h2><p id="ff79">We featured three writer bio stories today. New writers can meet them.</p><h2 id="89c9">JJ Lim, BSc (Hons)</h2><div id="6c23" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/authors-biography-jj-lim-3ab2df4a63a1"> <div> <div> <h2>Author’s Biography: JJ Lim</h2> <div><h3>Who Am I And What Am I Doing On Medium?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*GKn5d7rtks1zyfmXdQ1zTA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="a683">Lucy Milanova</h2><div id="72c6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/who-am-i-and-what-kind-of-a-writer-i-am-today-79e66e526869"> <div> <div> <h2>Who Am I? — And What Kind Of A Writer I Am Today</h2> <div><h3>My personal introduction to Medium and Illumination as well as my journey to and through writing.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qSTS3N-p7l8cyAL3T91Qkg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="cfd0">John Cunningham</h2><div id="26b6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/introducing-john-cunningham-10c9e582ecba"> <div> <div> <h2>Introducing: John Cunningham</h2> <div><h3>Greetings from the road less traveled</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*dVt3askQZXySxmRn8SiOsA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4ee1">200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep <b>this resource on the first page of our publication</b> and also share the file <b>with our 17,000+ readers</b>. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. <b>If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.</b></p><div id="933d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/meet-inspiring-writers-editors-on-illumination-cbba8a4ea4f"> <div> <div> <h2>Discover ILLUMINATION Writers</h2> <div><h3>BIOs of writers from their pen</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*JS3vXrYQItrT3sgSAxZ84A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="221f">Featured Interview Stories on Publication Page</h2><p id="c74f">We will be featuring one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured inspiring interviews that I conducted with:</p><h2 id="6fa1">Annelise Lords</h2><div id="baa5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-annelise-lords-421238e49b9f"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Annelise Lords</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*w9xdg7q0AnFXIK0u-nI5eQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="2eee">Tree Langdon ♾️</h2><div id="1b21" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-tree-langdon-7e8cc1c5d912"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Tree Langdon</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*FKBoy-2ATCkElbL3K_I67g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="a393">Aurora Eliam, CMP</h2><div id="9582" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interview-with-aurora-eliam-8868a4ffe46e"> <div> <div> <h2>Interview with Aurora Eliam</h2> <div><h3>Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*yoCns0hU4enUY1i-w--HlA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="b445">I have been interviewing our writer

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s to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/">via this link </a>with title of “Interview Request”.</p><div id="47c1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/interviews-with-writers-4dbc111852a8"> <div> <div> <h2>Interviews with Writers</h2> <div><h3>Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2G7VUcgyXbjxCV0iZ47V-w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="223f">Featured Stories Today</h2><p id="2b06">We featured 15 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.</p><h2 id="59f8">Lynette Clements</h2><div id="2a98" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/princess-royal-at-the-jousting-tournament-4d86770cbf1"> <div> <div> <h2>Princess Royal At The Jousting Tournament</h2> <div><h3>The Hysterical Chronicles: And So The Wars Begin</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*U6vZBJ9XiCklJgw3)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="72eb">Adam Tabriz, MD</h2><div id="c0cb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-opioid-crisis-is-devastating-1c4d3a645964"> <div> <div> <h2>The Opioid Crisis is Devastating</h2> <div><h3>Unfortunately, it isn’t fading anytime soon; so let’s not castigate the folks in Need of Pain Medication</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*rPEcFeWi61RNEGGx)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9618">Melissa Speed</h2><div id="1010" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-letter-to-my-ovaries-b2c89845274e"> <div> <div> <h2>A Letter to My Ovaries</h2> <div><h3>Reflections on post-surgical-menopause</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*gIL-AAbhazStkrXX)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="76e3">Joanne Troppello🌻</h2><div id="e484" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/cabin-fever-is-it-actually-a-real-thing-b6ce8e14dbc3"> <div> <div> <h2>Cabin Fever: Is It Actually a Real Thing?</h2> <div><h3>Tips on Overcoming Cabin Fever if You Work at Home</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*649Lf9b3pOSRnaz8yyVv_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="d072">Tim Maudlin</h2><div id="30d3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-you-should-schedule-time-for-work-and-play-the-daily-doable-s1-e8-47e0fdb15eb3"> <div> <div> <h2>Why You Should Schedule Time For Work and Play</h2> <div><h3>Do you schedule time for work and play?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*sCawp_xrOZronBkwfQtOLw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="265e">Sylvia Love Johnson</h2><div id="5c9d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/only-when-you-look-with-the-eyes-of-the-soul-you-learn-to-truly-see-d5460f7a6e7a"> <div> <div> <h2>Only When you Look with the Eyes of the Soul You Learn to Truly See</h2> <div><h3>It takes practice but it’s not hard.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*uaMuVp6AsKxkGhtr)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="edac">Roz Warren</h2><div id="53a0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/im-the-librarian-with-the-rainbow-on-her-wrist-5c23c2abd12"> <div> <div> <h2>I’m the Librarian With the Rainbow on Her Wrist</h2> <div><h3>Feel Free to Join Me</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*uR2hWZHAzYJjI_2hy2x2XA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="db69">Rasheed Hooda</h2><div id="459c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-story-is-1-on-googles-serp-bc6b74620aae"> <div> <div> <h2>My Story is #1 on Google’s SERP</h2> <div><h3>I am not an SEO expert, but here is how I think it happened.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5bFaIn-7G2veV1-SFIJkZw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="b6cb">Ellen Clardy, Ph. D.</h2><div id="e5cd" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-spoonful-of-populism-is-the-medicine-we-need-3777c0b800a9"> <div> <div> <h2>A Spoonful of Populism is the Medicine We Need</h2> <div><h3>A Discussion of “Is Populism Necessarily Bad Economics?”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*S_8Hq32cyo0Ooz2q)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6627">Anna Aksenovich</h2><div id="cb60" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-is-behind-our-need-for-constant-productivity-167894f9db8"> <div> <div> <h2>What is Behind Our Need for Constant Productivity?</h2> <div><h3>And how to learn to just be.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1eRhpO0DD0vEWMrh-neO0A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1cdc">Christina M. Ward</h2><div id="3c5f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-life-lessons-i-wish-id-known-earlier-fb0db9dcbf4"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Life Lessons I Wish I’d Known Earlier</h2> <div><h3>Maybe it will save you a little heartache</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*yPM4B_FzNKGu9YkajARAYg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="ac4a">Dr Michael Heng</h2><div id="2afc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/bringing-the-real-world-into-the-classroom-98d798f56947"> <div> <div> <h2>Bringing The Real World into The Classroom</h2> <div><h3>Reality-Learning in Action</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*NJe5vhzKqnEizxZSc_rCHA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="c532">Stephen Dalton</h2><div id="51af" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-considerations-most-hr-people-know-that-jobseekers-do-not-971942e4552d"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Considerations Most HR People Know That Jobseekers Do Not</h2> <div><h3>Historically, Veterans and recent college graduates have a much higher rate of unemployment than the general public.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ucRkWcp2NO1_xGMpEFwd6g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="81de">Jevin Lortie</h2><div id="37f9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/8-demands-from-black-organizations-e4b7258f6bb6"> <div> <div> <h2>8 Demands From Black Organizations</h2> <div><h3>The demands that led to Black Studies at a liberal arts college, and those of activists today.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*XFHhOAJyIIW-IYfS0sIdkQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="8a72">Gary Stroschein</h2><div id="5dbe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/considering-short-term-rental-property-game-as-a-passive-income-source-35838a2e4a3"> <div> <div> <h2>Considering Short-Term Rental Property Game as a Passive Income Source?</h2> <div><h3>Be aware of hidden expenses and redtape before creating that Airbnb account.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*aCGOAJixFJ0d0PYS)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="3bb6">You can check previously featured stories from attached link.</p><div id="9c4f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/featured-stories-on-illumination-3896b6279cc2"> <div> <div> <h2>Featured Stories on ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>1800+ ILLUMINATION writers are illuminating 16,700+ readers!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*L1RFuDwgIq90Q_K5RlNvqg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9916">Content Quality Focus</h2><p id="6039">Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.</p><blockquote id="4c42"><p><i>New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. <b>Our readers deserve high quality stories.</b></i></p></blockquote><p id="9a2e">We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is <i>Grammarly</i>.</p><h2 id="09be">Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION</h2><p id="5862">If you want to join our growing and supportive <b>publication as a writer</b>, <a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"><b>please leave a message via this link</b></a><b>.</b> We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.</p><blockquote id="5e25"><p><i>If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again<a href="https://digitalmehmet.com/contact/"> by directly writing to me</a>. Some messages are easily lost on articles.</i></p></blockquote><p id="9051">Several new top writers joined us. We have now <b>1800+ writers</b>. The more the better for our diversity. <b>We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.</b></p><blockquote id="0dd5"><p>Please see an article by <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a> on writer invitation.</p></blockquote><div id="5f9b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/become-a-writer-for-illumination-e3354727b3c9"> <div> <div> <h2>Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!</h2> <div><h3>Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*7_7qeKxJTbIa2-fi1PUfRQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="ac46"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*74j5fxfPl-ngDw3FvFyUuA.png"><figcaption>ILLUMINATION LOGO courtesy of <a href="undefined">Tameem Rahman</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="1971">Twitter — Facebook — LinkedIn — Flipboard- YouTube- Pinterest</h2><h2 id="0c3d">JOIN ILLUMINATION WRITERS ON OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL</h2><div id="9faf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPwioDlc1P39syhwK5IX4g/"> <div> <div> <h2>ILLUMINATION</h2> <div><h3>This channel is created by Dr Mehmet Yildiz to include materials from the writers of ILLUMINATION publication on Medium…</h3></div> <div><p>www.youtube.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Nwjd6px4V72kXczI)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Daily Success Stories from ILLUMINATION

Another Curation Record Day

1932 ILLUMINATION writers are inspiring 17,344 readers!

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Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fascinating stories created by our writers are being recognized. Seventeen stories were distributed to multiple topics today. Some are new topics which created extra visibility to our publication. Congratulations to our writers.

Interestingly, one of our editors Arthur G. Hernandez, conducted an analysis of our curation progress and identified interesting patterns. In 106 days, 219 of our writers have had 417 stories curated to 80 different topics on Medium. Plus 17 today! You can review the details from the attached story.

Curation Success on ILLUMINATION

The Power of Our Curation Stars: A Data-Driven Review

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We took quality measures to increase chance of curation for our writers. There will be many more stories in various topics. Let’s keep up the great work!

Let’s take a look at the stories distributed to topics today.

Stories Distributed from ILLUMINATION to Medium Topics

Seventeen inspiring stories were distributed to multiple Medium topics today. Each story is unique and well crafted. I felt privileged to have early access to these great stories on our publication. Each day audience from new topics come across ILLUMINATION, represented by its creative writers.

A story by Kimi Ceridon was distributed to #politics #justice #equality #society.

A Homeless Person is Camping in My Neighborhood. Why is This a Police Matter?

I held the phone, hesitating, wondering who to call

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A story by Meghan Gause was distributed to #creativity #writing.

The Highs and Lows of Writing, and How to Find the middle

A personal guide to balance your sanity

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A story by Kylie Fuller was distributed to #psychology.

What You Must Study to Become Your Highest Self

Studying human behavior empowers us to shed cognitive biases and engage in more meaningful interactions.

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A story by Sarah K. Butterfield was distributed to #self.

How to Strip Secrets of Their Power

What a museum exhibit revealed about shame, vulnerability, and our common humanity

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A story by Christopher D. Connors was distributed to #self.

How to Choose the Values that Will Help You Create the Life You Want

Choose your values wisely — they will shape your life happiness and success.

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A story by Matt Stevenson was distributed to #space.

SpaceX’s Starship Will Make All Other Rockets Obsolete

The Starship has every rocket beat and it’s not even close

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A story by Roxanna Azimy was distributed to #psychology #women #equality

Do Women Really Feel More Empathy?

The gender gap no one is talking about.

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A story by America Zed was distributed to #self.

3 Waste of Time Thoughts

How to banish your routine emotional garbage, lighten-up and lose your misery.

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A story by Benny Lim was distributed to #beauty #equality #race.

I Grew Up Believing I Wasn’t Good Looking Because I’m Dark Skinned

How the media has always pushed for fair / white skin as being beautiful

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A story by Zul Bal was distributed to #productivity #self.

What Is Wrong With Living an Ordinary Life?

Elon Musk isn’t the best model for a good life.

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A story by Ria Tagulinao was distributed to #lifestyle #productivity #self.

The Price of Choosing Money Over Time

Time puts the “life” in lifestyle

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A story by Riku Arikiri was distributed to #education #self

10 Life Lessons I Have Learned Through Failure With ADHD

As through Failure comes Success…

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A story by Rachel Sample M.Ed. was distributed to #race #history #equality.

Emmitt Till Woke The Country Seventy Years Before George Floyd

Both deaths transformed how we deal with the issue of racism

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A story by Merve Alsan was distributed to #culture #world #women #equality.

How Turkish People Reversed Sexism with One Hashtag

#amanshouldknowhisplace

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A poem by J.D. Harms was distributed to #poetry.

Elements Of Distaste

A Poem

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A poem by Holly Jahangiri was distributed to #poetry.

Rage

The sweetness belies a hard, bitter, toxic core.

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A poem by Kenneth Johnson was distributed to #poetry.

I Saw You

I saw you on the tiptoe shore waving your arms like a windmill Blissfully dancing and spinning reveling in your…

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As ILLUMINATION hosts an impressive number of high-quality stories distributed to the topics from our creative writers, I compiled those stories. I aim to create awareness for the high-quality stories so that our new writers can leverage these excellent stories, model the styles so that they can improve their stories for increasing chance of curation by Medium curators. You can find the complete list from the attached story. I update it regularly.

Curation Stars of ILLUMINATION

Easy Access to Distributed Articles to Medium Topics

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Update on Challenges

Many writers participated in two writing challenges. You can find them from these links: Challenge 1 and Challenge 2.

I compiled all submitted stories as part of this challenge in a single story for easy access. There are a few new submissions today.

Explore The Best Stories of ILLUMINATION Writers

Self- assessed & selected stories by writers of ILLUMINATION

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Thank you for the submissions related to both challenges. I look forward to the remaining writers to participate and enjoy the benefits of this writing challenge. We need to collaborate.

This activity is an excellent opportunity to meet new writers and develop your relationship with them. This activity can increase the number of your followers and fans. The more fans you have, the more visible and readable your articles can be. Let’s keep our vitality and create synergy.

What did ILLUMINATION writers create today?

Here is a bundle of stories that I was able to add to our distribution list today. Thank you for adding comments to create visibility to your great stories.

Echoed Voices in Harmony

1900+ writers inspiring 17,330 readers

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One of the purposes of this daily distribution is to access to our stories easily. You can read and share them easily. You can follow the writers. I recommend enjoying as many stories as possible from this list. If your story is not included, please leave a comment by linking your story. As of publication team, we do our best, but it must be a collective effort. To this end, it will be excellent for each writer to take responsibility to create visibility for his or her own story. Please remember tweeting the stories you read. We grow with support, synergy, and collaboration.

Let’s check our publication page for more stories. Many more stories can be found from our publication page.

ILLUMINATION

We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.

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New writers who joined ILLUMINATION today

21 new writers joined our publication today. We have 1932 writers supporting ILLUMINATION now. A warm welcome to our new writers: B.Ashwin, Huma Bahalim, Prem Kumar, Bianca O'Neill, Kristy Lynn, Timothy Musoke, Young LionHeart, Ruby the Birdie, Zulekha Chaka, Mark Ellis, Catherine Aragon, Julee Ann, Vee Goldman, B.Ashwin, Othniel Lagablab, Erik Buckingham, Carter Preston, Heidi Suydam, Marta Hernani, Olly Singleton, Gunawan Saputra

NOTE TO NEW WRITERS: To ensure your stories are published on a timely basis, please provide required credits to the photos and extracted information from other sources. This is the most common issue delaying some stories to be published. If you turn off your private messages we have no other mechanism to reach out to you. If your article is not published within 48 hours please contact me from this link.

I received several inquiries from new writers who want to know how to add stories to publication. Please see the attached story providing step by step guidance on how to add stories to publication by Timothy Key.

How to Submit Your Article to ILLUMINATION

Once you are added as a writer, here is all you need to do to get your story in the publication

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ILLUMINATION Slack Channel

We created a writer collaboration platform using Slack. We have 392 members. I added several writers to our Slack channel today. Thank you for the inquires and willingness to join our collaboration and innovation lab. New writers are invited to join our Slack to have a chat and collaborate with other inspiring writers. We discuss editorial matters, Medium policies, content quality, and overall writing skills improvement. You can request an invitation to Slack from this link. Please type Request for Slack on the heading as I have many other requests from this link.

You can check this story from Timothy Key to learn how to use Slack if you haven’t used it before.

How to Communicate Using Slack, even if You are a Newbie

A tutorial of the very basics to get you up and running on Slack

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Please also check our process and procedures for further details on our publication.

ILLUMINATION Process & Procedures

Answers to frequently asked question for writers and editors of ILLUMINATION publication

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Featured Writer Bios Today

We featured three writer bio stories today. New writers can meet them.

JJ Lim, BSc (Hons)

Author’s Biography: JJ Lim

Who Am I And What Am I Doing On Medium?

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Lucy Milanova

Who Am I? — And What Kind Of A Writer I Am Today

My personal introduction to Medium and Illumination as well as my journey to and through writing.

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John Cunningham

Introducing: John Cunningham

Greetings from the road less traveled

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200+ writers introduced themselves in their stories so far. This is an opportunity for our writers to showcase their writing portfolio. I recommend all new writers to introduce themselves in an article. We compile these introductions, keep this resource on the first page of our publication and also share the file with our 17,000+ readers. Please see the attached bio document as an example for creating your bios. Our readers are interested in our writers. If your bio is missing from this list, please leave a comment with your your story link.

Discover ILLUMINATION Writers

BIOs of writers from their pen

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Featured Interview Stories on Publication Page

We will be featuring one writer interview story each day. Today, we featured inspiring interviews that I conducted with:

Annelise Lords

Interview with Annelise Lords

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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Tree Langdon ♾️

Interview with Tree Langdon

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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Aurora Eliam, CMP

Interview with Aurora Eliam

Featuring creative writers of ILLUMINATION

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I have been interviewing our writers to feature their profile and great stories. I added a few more interview stories today. You can read the interviews from the attached story. If you are a writer on ILLUMINATION and would like to be interviewed, please send a request via this link with title of “Interview Request”.

Interviews with Writers

Featuring inspiring writers of ILLUMINATION

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Featured Stories Today

We featured 15 stories from our creative writers today. These stories will be placed on the front page for 24 hours for easy access.

Lynette Clements

Princess Royal At The Jousting Tournament

The Hysterical Chronicles: And So The Wars Begin

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Adam Tabriz, MD

The Opioid Crisis is Devastating

Unfortunately, it isn’t fading anytime soon; so let’s not castigate the folks in Need of Pain Medication

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Melissa Speed

A Letter to My Ovaries

Reflections on post-surgical-menopause

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Joanne Troppello🌻

Cabin Fever: Is It Actually a Real Thing?

Tips on Overcoming Cabin Fever if You Work at Home

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Tim Maudlin

Why You Should Schedule Time For Work and Play

Do you schedule time for work and play?

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Sylvia Love Johnson

Only When you Look with the Eyes of the Soul You Learn to Truly See

It takes practice but it’s not hard.

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Roz Warren

I’m the Librarian With the Rainbow on Her Wrist

Feel Free to Join Me

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Rasheed Hooda

My Story is #1 on Google’s SERP

I am not an SEO expert, but here is how I think it happened.

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Ellen Clardy, Ph. D.

A Spoonful of Populism is the Medicine We Need

A Discussion of “Is Populism Necessarily Bad Economics?”

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Anna Aksenovich

What is Behind Our Need for Constant Productivity?

And how to learn to just be.

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Christina M. Ward

5 Life Lessons I Wish I’d Known Earlier

Maybe it will save you a little heartache

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Dr Michael Heng

Bringing The Real World into The Classroom

Reality-Learning in Action

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Stephen Dalton

5 Considerations Most HR People Know That Jobseekers Do Not

Historically, Veterans and recent college graduates have a much higher rate of unemployment than the general public.

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Jevin Lortie

8 Demands From Black Organizations

The demands that led to Black Studies at a liberal arts college, and those of activists today.

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Gary Stroschein

Considering Short-Term Rental Property Game as a Passive Income Source?

Be aware of hidden expenses and redtape before creating that Airbnb account.

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You can check previously featured stories from attached link.

Content Quality Focus

Our current writers know that we strive for excellence. We aim to increase the quality of your stories and provide an enjoyable reading experience to our followers. Quality is an iterative process. I notice that the quality of our stories is increasing day by day. The curation rate increased.

New writers: please ensure that you check your stories for typos, spelling, and grammar errors before submitting them to the publication. Our readers deserve high quality stories.

We have some volunteering editors who can perform a proof-reading for the writers from the non-English speaking background. You can search for volunteers from our Slack channel. One of the proof-reading tools our writers recommend is Grammarly.

Invitation to writers who may be interested in ILLUMINATION

If you want to join our growing and supportive publication as a writer, please leave a message via this link. We curate valuable content for our readers; we create awareness and visibility of our content to wider audience. We also amplify Medium articles on social media to bring new readers and subscribers.

If you have already applied from different means and not added to the publication yet, please try again by directly writing to me. Some messages are easily lost on articles.

Several new top writers joined us. We have now 1800+ writers. The more the better for our diversity. We aim to appeal to millions providing diverse and insightful content globally.

Please see an article by Timothy Key on writer invitation.

Become a Writer for ILLUMINATION!

Join one of the fastest growing and inclusive publications on the Medium platform

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ILLUMINATION LOGO courtesy of Tameem Rahman