Featured Stories
Curated Collection #100
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we selected engaging pieces out of hundreds of stories published on Illumination. These engaging and informative pieces in the collection cover various topics. Our aim is to give you a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. It is a pleasure for us to publish our 100th collection this year.
As 15,500+ writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day. Many thanks our volunteer editors who published these great stories today and recommended for featuring.
We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #68. It is the curated version of collection #52 by Illumination editors.
You might find the previous collections by Technology Hits at this link. We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. Our editors enjoy amplifying informative, engaging, and interesting content of our writers using various approaches and tools.
In addition, recently, ILLUMINATION-Curator shared two outstanding collections from our special publication Illumination-Curated. We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Outstanding Stories — Volume 86
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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Outstanding Stories — Volume 87
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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Let’s welcome new writers joining us today!
Topher Freeman, Adrienne O’Brien LMT, Lee Wheaterly, Sobaan Saeed, Dr. Ahmed Al-Jaishi, Elizabeth Ann Curran, Ajmal Khan, Justin C, Ben Smith, Devansh Yadav, Chase Dillon, Julien Bellos, Mahmudur Rahman, Friska Riani, Hardik Jain, Muhammad Sarwar, Aakash Dahal, Ken Li, Sydel Brown, D. A. Langley, Elia Yousf, Charisse Tyson.
Thanks for joining our publications. We look forward to your interesting stories. Please review the attached onboarding pack before submitting your stories, as it includes helpful information to get you started quickly.
If you submit quality stories with captioned and copyright-free images, our editors can publish them faster. As a quick reminder, please particularly review the photo handling policy attached in the pack.
We publish stories meeting Medium policy. We don’t publish stolen content. Hence, we remove offenders as as soon as we confirm the offence using our tools and assessment of our editors. In addition, Medium suspends the accounts of plagiarizer. We look forward to your great stories.
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Slack workspace has numerous benefits for writers. Currently, 11,400+ writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace. It is a safer than social media as it is moderated by editors. You may check Illumination Blog for guiding article.
It will be great to introduce yourself in a story like the ones in this collection. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days.
The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
Here are the last three collections full of interesting, engaging, and informative stories covering numerous topics.
We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces on the new collection and previous collections.

Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
After Fixing Sleep Issues, Frederick Lost 44 Pounds in a Year Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to Reduce Visceral Fat and Increase Brown Fat with Two Practical Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Smash The Fake Re-Hierarchy Christyl Rivers, Phd.
6 Things that Make an Empath Absolutely Ambivalent to a Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
How to Succeed Faster Than an F1 Car on the Road of Writing-life dr.pisoglou
When Meditation Made Things Worse Adrienne O'Brien LMT
What Colour Is Your Armband? Francesco Rizzuto
Take Me Out to the Ballgame From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
An Invitation Alize Henry
Compiling Emotions Amanda Marks
9 Important Tips on Passive Real Estate Income for New Landlords Amy Fujisaki
I Found Out What Was Broken on Medium Ann Christine Tabaka
Why You Procrastinate and How to Deal With It Anthonia Bakare
A leaf’s hope for compassion Aswathi Ashok
Pumpkins in August Aasha Anna
How Much Does Medium Really Pay For 1 Hour Of Read-Time? Attila Vágó
She Was Beaten by the Algorithm Bob Metivier
10 Simple Ways to Get out of Debt on a Low Income Brian Lamacraft
Does refinancing hurt your credit? — Bright Bright Money
Paint Your Life. Brooklyn Muse
Finding Freedom In an Unmindful World Charlene Erazo
My Father-in-law’s YouTube Channel is Way Better Than Mine Chase Dillon
The Threat Of Alzheimer’s Disease Resides Inside Me Chasing Dreams
The Best Blogging Sites that will Pay you to Blog Coke Francis
How To Wake Up Every Day at 4:30 AM — Tips by a Navy SEAL Daniel Mesa
Overlooked. Forgotten “X” Divyata Dewan
Yes, I Have Kicked Consistency to the Curb Don Martin
How I reached 6500+ Twitter followers Dr. Ahmed Al-Jaishi
Make Work Easier Using the Out-and-Back Hack Edward Thomas
Hey Soldier, You’ve Been Asleep for Far Too Long Ephraim Champion
A Deep Dive into The Celebrated History of Soccer Farhad Hossain
MrBeast YouTube- “It’s Never Been Done Before” Francesco Filippazzo
Are Your Stats Down? 15 Tips & Tricks To Increase Your Reads And Views George Blue Kelly
I Kept Dyeing My Hair Lighter Even if I Knew It Sometimes Wasn’t a Good Fit Gerald Sturgill
Thinking, Fast And Slow — Kahneman’s Nineteen Psychological Secrets For A Better Life Gereon Wellmann ⚡
How To Earn With E-Mail Marketing Gökhan Yalcuk
A Leadership Short — Accepting Reality Greg Sweeney
10 Subtle Signs People Find You Very Charming Growth Lodge
Opening the Mind — Some More Harry Stefanakis
You Will Not Find the Answers Here I. Trudie Palmer
Outstanding Stories — Volume 87 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Outstanding Stories — Volume 87
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
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The Love Once Lost Iva Hotko
3 Ridiculous Secrets Banks Don’t Want You To Know J.Cienfuegos
8 Life Lessons You Learn on the Baseball Field Jameson Steward
3 More Article Income Streams Jeff Herring
Bricks and Broken Chairs Jen North
Does Casual Sex Make You Depressed? This is What Science Has to Say. Joe Duncan
National Public Health Week Jonathan Bateman
What Psychedelics Reveal About the Mind-Boggling Mysteries of Our Universe Julia Blum
Have you heard of Parkinson’s Law? Kelly Robinson
Why I had to Rebuild my Relationship with my Father Kristina Oberlander
7 Secrets to Life by Seneca Letters from E.K.
Cold Christmas Lev Metropol
The Man of Stone Liviu Roman
6 Tips To Use If You Are Suffering From The Boiling Frog Syndrome Lucia Landini
My first NFT, combining my own music and photographs to portray Argentina’s littoral LucianoSphere
Response Of All Responses (Volume 1) Lwazi Mosley
Main keys to success for recruiting and retaining your employees in 2022? Maximus
Be Prepared To Experience A New Type Of Lockdown Michael Joseph
The 9 Small Habits of Highly Effective Super Learners Michael Lim
Blue is My Color Michael Thacker
Quitting Soda Helped This Woman Lose 30 Pounds In 3 Months Mike Lewis
Seekers of Magic Min L
A hundred years from now Nasar Karim
Dating a Best Friend’s Ex Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Get Paid Up To $4,000.00 From These Websites and Magazines Pamela Kazmierczak
A Night To Remember-Part Eight Patrick OConnell
Don’t Lose Your Lover Paul Neathery
Finally Grateful for the Ever Exhausting In-between paulmartincurry
Dating a Guy With Kids: Everything You Need to Know Qasim Adam
This Is What Success Is All About Rajat Malik
12 Easiest Ways to Make $10 Per Day In 2022 Richard Appiah
Advice For New Writers Robert Ralph
Using Change as a Tool for Positive Growth Rosa Diaz
Is Fear Holding You Back? Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
As Above So Below Sarah Jean
Free Coaching for Authors, Creatives, Freelancers, Solo Pros, and Small Business Owners Sharon Woodhouse
Artificial Intelligence is Designing Your Life Shweta L
Your Miranda Rights In Modern Day Relationships Sohail
This Is How You Make Serious Money In The Creator Economy Tom C
Are you Sleeping well? TruHealth by Kasara
I Was Scarred From a Movie Vanessa Sanchez
The Romance of The Rainstorm Victoria Ponte
I Weighed Myself Everyday for 30 Days and This Is What Happened Vishal Mehta
8 Powerful Self Care Tips To Try To See Instant Results WrittenMastery
The Broken Handlebar Yonke54
The Evolution of Technology and Society Zain
13 High-paying Jobs For Writers That Will Make You Rich! Alain Saamego
Why My Australian Wife Had the Urge to Slap a Danish Man Dr Mehmet Yildiz
What Color is Your Parachute Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
New Year’s Resolution — Immortality Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
You Will Not Look At Your Overthinking This Way Dr Ashish Juneja
Use This Mindset Shift To Confidently Say “I Don’t Know” Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
My Australian Wife Refused to Revisit Amsterdam After Two Dramatic Incidents Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Doctors Should Not Shy Away From Faith Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa
The Omicron Saga Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Lookin’ For Your Soulmate Paul Neathery
Bigger than Christmas: Ian Vince
Hand-Picked Articles #68 Technology Hits
Why Are People Who Eat Spicy Food So Dang Smug About It? EllenEastwood
Daybreak at the Warming Center Laura Marland
True Love is About Actions, Not Words Bogdan Mtn
Will Smith is an Abused Husband Stony Brooks
How One Conversation Changed My Life — Forever Don Johnson
Create your own creativity Lassepetter
Thank you for reading these engaging and informative stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These Stories
We are grateful for the efforts of our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They don’t earn money from publishing. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — owner and chief editor
We will add more editor profiles soon. You may also bookmark this collection managed by by ILLUMINATION-Curator so that you don’t miss when we add new profiles. Collection of Editor Bios: Meet Editors of Illumination Integrated Publications. Thank you for reading profiles of our editors.
Helpful References for New Writers
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories on Medium
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator crated a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can showcase their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
Selected Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
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