Featured Stories
Curated Collection #131
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We have chosen a small number of engaging stories that cover a range of topics from the thousands of submissions (written by 16K+ writers) published on Illumination to make your reading experience enjoyable.
We support all levels of writers, from the most accomplished to beginners, to create collaboration and synergy on this platform.
Thank you for your time and support to the writers. Due to a heavy workload, we couldn’t share our daily curated lists recently. However, ILLUMINATION Amplifier daily selects stories for loyal readers.
Upon feedback from readers, we added new writer introductions and writing related articles to the end of the collection. This post serves both readers and writers as a communication tool.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.
Here are the last three for those who missed them.
Curated Collection #130, Curated Collection #129, Curated Collection #128
We aim to give readers sample content published in our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
We are grateful to publish 130+ collections this year, including wonderful content from our inspiring storytellers.
ILLUMINATION Amplifier posts hand-picked collections inducing most loved stories earlier. We introduce our older stories to new readers. Here are the latest collections.
Hand-Picked Articles #140, Hand-Picked Articles #141, Hand-Picked Articles #142, Hand-Picked Articles #143, Hand-Picked Articles #144, Hand-Picked Articles #145, Hand-Picked Articles #146, Hand-Picked Articles #147, Hand-Picked Articles #148, Hand-Picked Articles #149, Hand-Picked Articles #150
We believe you will enjoy this collection full of interesting and informative stories.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Here Is What Happened When I Experimentally Initiated Autophagy Decades Ago Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Today I Turn 36 Years Old — Here Are 36 Life Lessons I’ve Learned Tim Denning
What Eckhart Tolle Says is the Only True Purpose of Our Lives David Gerken
How to Access Secret Knowledge Few Others Use and Get Smarter Faster Ayodeji Awosika
Shrinkflation is The Hidden Problem Nobody Worries About Sean Kernan
How much TikTok pays me with 101,000+ followers Jenn Leach
How to Become a Significantly Better Writer in Less Than 30 Days Sinem Günel
I Faked It in the World’s (Almost) Happiest Country, Till I Made It Anastasia Frugaard
Another Family Engagement Haiku Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
When Going No Contact with a Narcissist, Do You Send a Goodbye Message? Melissa Kalt, MD
Is Climate Change Our Biggest Enemy, Or Simply The Upshot Of Innate Human Impulse? Dr. Adam Tabriz
Now Is The Time. Final Thoughts About Addiction Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Murder in Bali Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
How to Explore the Songlines of Gaia. Dr John Frederick Rose
10 Things You May Not Know About Me Dr. Preeti Singh
Establishing a Sense of Community on Medium Hollie Petit, Ph.D.
Establishing a Sense of Community on Medium
You may be alone, but you need not be lonely.
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I’ve published 188 articles, 95% curated and not a single Top Writer Martha Manning, Ph.D.
The Decentraland Effect: Virtual Millionaires or an Anomaly? Nick Sokol, PhD
How to Worry More for Better Sleep Dr. Stacey Maples
Here’s How I Defeated Brain Fog with Six Lifestyle Habits Decades Ago. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
You Can Have a Better Day Tomorrow Bill Abbate
As an Editor, This Is the Top Thing I See Writers Getting Wrong With Their Articles Jennifer Geer
Here’s What People Fed Babies Before We Had Formula Bebe Nicholson
The Universe Is 13.8 Billion Years Old, Evolution Has Made an Immense Change Andra Forbes
Pre-loved Clothing Can Make People Happy Andrea Otto-Davidson
Hand-Picked Articles #139 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Minimum wages: Europe reached an agreement Annalisa Vibio
The 4 Must-Follow Rules To Fight Your Brain’s Negative Bias Antonis Iliakis
Three Steps to Melt Visceral Fat, Enhance Mood, and Lower Health Risks Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I May Lose My Medium Subscription Waiting for Support AP Carpen
10 Mindf*cked Quotes from The Way of the Superior Man Aure's Notes
Investing Your Money in the Stock Market — Basic Principles Ben Tucker
I work just 2 hours a day: A 24-year-old who makes $8,000 a month in passive income shares her best… Bloody blogger
Get Your Heart Out off All Negative Energy by Doing These 7 Things Bogdan Mtn
When should you close a credit card account? — Bright Bright Money
Hand-Picked Articles #137 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
The Current School System Is Draining Us Instead Of Feeding Us Bryan Dijkhuizen
Is Money the Symbol of Appreciation? Ainur Roviq
It Just Happened… Alize Henry
3 Must-Have & Free Image Tools For Content Creators Burk
The Unknown Gambler That Made $1 Billion Cedric Boogaerts
Emotional Flood Charlotte Kingsbury- Fink
A Child’s Perspective Offers A Profound Lesson With One Simple Word Christina
The current investing environment: Out of the frying pan and into the fire? CJ James
10-Step Guide to Creating a Digital Product That Generates (AT LEAST) $100,000 Per Month Claudiu
10 Habits That Get You Smarter Creativemediumwriter
10 Habits That Get You Smarter
Becoming smarter little by little propels you only forward
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How To Use Twitter To Benefit Your Writing Cynthia C Farley
Anna Bey’s Strange Brand of Feminism Daniella Gaskell
When everyone’s “a brand” no one is authentic Darreck W. Kirby
Harsh Reality Denise Hedley
5 Skills To Gain Before Joining the Great Resignation Diana Bernardo
The Absolute Satisfaction Dimitra Manta
We Are More, In This Landscape Of Life! Divya Goswami
A Mighty Mouse in My House Caught with 2 Plain Ingredients that Work! Donna M Patterson
Shifting Relationships and Creating Healthy Boundaries Donna Maltz
BIOTIN 101: An Independent Review of Vitamin H Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Do We Have Free Will? Dustin Arand
Free Mental Health Support for Frontline Healthcare Workers Ed Ergenzinger
New international ESG regulatory proposals, in a nutshell Ed Fernyhough
With Engagement on Medium to a $1,000 per month in Earnings Ella Heart
In The Age of Equality, Should The British Royal Family Be Dethroned? EllenEastwood
Hand-Picked Articles #138 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
7 Things You Do Not Know (Yet) About Me Eva Tomas Casado
7 Signs that You Have a Wounded Inner Child Evelyn Lim
How Far Can the Greatest Country Go With Its Current 6Caliber Governance? Fatunla Samuel
The One Thing Sugar Isn’t Filip Cabra Makowski
Redbubble Print-on-Demand: Don’t Upload Hundreds More Designs, Do This Instead! Finland Expat
Who IS Enrique Tarrio, Leader Of The Proud Boys? Floyd Mori
A White Tiger and Animal Breeders’ Obsession with ‘Throw-Backs’ Fred: Almost Famous
A Dog’s depression! Freda Savahl
Too incredulous to be true! Freda Savahl
Moving Can Change Your Life From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
6 Bizarre Facts About Venezuelan People Gaby Spadaro
How Johnny Cash’s Faith in God Shaped His Life Gary Kerkow
Tribal Thumb and Prisoner Rights Wars Geri Spieler
8 Qualities That Make You Unforgettable Growth Lodge
8 Qualities That Make You Unforgettable
They can transform how people see you, if applied
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How to Get a Raise Every Time You Ask Half Pint Jules
The Writing Urge and Upskirt View Harry Hogg
Is NMN The Best Supplement To Improve Fertility? Hello100
11 Men, 6 Months, and 3 Lessons Hilly
Hand-Picked Articles #115 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
5 Reasons Why No One Likes You on Medium Ingerul Pierdut
7 Things to Know and Understand About Gaslighting Ingerul Pierdut
The Prius Was Made With This Unique Method Iris B. Stehn
On Company Culture: How To Improve Your Employees’ Well-Being At The Workplace Ivan Popov
Spirituality and What Do You Call Your Higher Power James Boylan
Every Article. Every Blog Post. Every _________. Jeff the Content Coach
The Hour of Honesty. Why Is It So Hard to Be Honest? Jennifer Thompson
Revealed Truth about Hip Dip Exercises and Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over It Jessey Anthony
The Cats of Istanbul Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages
Medium vs. LinkedIn Which is better for Building an Audience John Cunningham
Summer Car Care and Maintenance Tips John Teehan
Old Joe Ain’t No Reality TV Star: The Man Gets S**t Done John Worthington
This is my 10-Year Army Veteran Anniversary Joshua J. Lyon, BSQP, CNP
Own Worst Enemy Ju$ty
Trump on Trial — Again Kimberlee Jakobe
I Know Why You Seek Attention kristin schuhknecht
Social Media And Slot Machines Kumayl Walji MSc
A Simple Mindset Shift To See Your True Self-Worth Letters from E.K.
Seven Must Read Books to Expand Your Mind Libby Shively McAvoy
When You Feel Unproductive Lilia Nora Adamou
10 Ultimate Confidence Boosting Lessons Lily Lum
7 Tips for Sustainable Travel This Summer Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Would Autism Be a Disability in a Primitive Society? Lorrae - Loving My AUTISTRY
Dumb Distracted Driver Lorraine Posthuma
Curated Collection #127 ILLUMINATION
This Man Built a Company That Produces No Products, and He Became a Billionaire Luay Rahil
9 Lessons on How to Make Your Writing More Funny from David Sedaris Lyuba Golovina
NFT 101: The Reality Mario Solis
Medium Changes One of the Best Things in The App Marta Henriques
The Power of Gratitude Marta Kusiak
6 Steps To Boost Your Self-Esteem: How To Be More Confident Mary Beth Hazeldine
What Startups Need To Know About Hiring Others For Their Business Maxwell Jordan
Into the Dark Meagan Voulo
Meeting Stephen Hawking Changed Me Mhstuart
Anyone Else Need a Break From The Same Old Routine? Mia Houston
The Multiverse, Human Consciousness; and linear Time Michael Holford
Continuing Our Self Care Michael Patanella
Reduce the Risks of Major Diseases with Healthy Lifestyle Habits Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How You Know That Girl You Met on Tinder Isn’t a Real Witch. 🌬Michael Puleo
Is Your Enormous Bed The Reason You Aren’t Sleeping Well? Michelle Teheux
How I Stopped Writing on Medium for a While Midori by the Sea
Is This the End of Cancer? Mike Caprio
How I Doubled My Earnings on Medium in May Mike Toney-Hoffman
Gratitude Is The Key To Living A Great Life Mike X
The One Inch Picture Frame Nicole Dake
Dating and the Messy Drawers 🔴🟡Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Not Growing On Vocal? Use These 5 Groups To Boost Your Growth Nora
Embrace Being the Planner in your Friend Group Ophélie Quillier
The Carnegie Hero Fund Pam Winter
Make $150.00 or More Writing For These 3 Publications Pamela Kazmierczak
I Never Asked Her What Her Name Was Patti Murray Voncannon
Day 25: Depression And Dependence Pain Paul Neathery
Do You Know What A Narcissist Is? You Should!
9 Terrible things a narcissist does. Day 25
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THE RESOURCEFUL AND MISCHIEVOUS NEIGHBORHOOD KID! Pierre.My Stories Are My Life & My point of view.
10 Core Beliefs Blocking the Flow of Money and Wealth Pippa Oona
This Is Why You Will Never Publish Your First Article Prince Verma
This Is Why You Will Never Publish Your First Article
And it’s nothing to do with passion
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I Don’t Eat Eggs Anymore, But I Still Adore Them. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How To Write A Short Story Priyanka Rana
WWDC: Apple’s got MacBooks wrong, again Richard White
Truth exists (Part III) Riva Kajangu
Writing Lessons from Medium Two Months In robert porter
The Nice Girl Rosa Diaz
6 Simple & Sustainable Ways To Lose That Stubborn Body Fat Santosh Venkataraman
On Becoming a Black Hole Scott Edgar
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in Earth’s History Shashi Sastry
If You See Me Running (a playlist) Shawn Ingram
Excuses vs Reasons SpaceBodyMind
There’s Something Happening Here, Medium Sreese
Latest Research Shows a Long-Term Impact of Drinking Coffee Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
I Journaled (by hand) for 15 days for 15 Minutes and Here’s What Happened Tandreia Santini
Me-Mine Maker Ulf Wolf
My Vision Of Success Is Much Different Than Yours Un-Traditional Mother
The Deepest Cut Of All Vee Goldman
A Pictorial of What Was and Is Our Current “State” of Government Veritas Civis
5 Lessons About Writing I Got From Content Marketing Verity Partington
8 Companies That Hire Entry-Level Remote Jobs Vicky Hui
The Writing Paradox I Connected With — and the Same Can Be the Case With You Vritant Kumar
Using DALL-E mini to generate images Warren "Storyteller" Brown
W.E. Newman’s, Writers Picks for June Wire Editor Newman
Life is Less About Big Things And More About Small Things Yousuf Rafi
Here Is Why Japanese People Are Addicted to Twitter Yuko Tamura
Welcome New Writers
Leo Sadeq, The Love Blog, Shura Hanna, Stupid Philosophy, Genevieve Hayes, PhD, Catherine Aragon, Irfana Anjum, Ana M. Lopez, Muhammad Usman, Olivia F, Wambui Njuguna, Azhar Shah, Marianne Simon, mind.bubble, Mark Sanford, Ph.D., Fatima Naveed, Jan Carroza, Vee H, Subham Subedi, Chris Pick, Julianna, Kalsoom A., Kimberly Carlson Aesara, Musunuru Sharmila, Assumpta, Arslan Sheraz, Azhar Shah, Elizabeth Raley, Katarzyna Portka, Musunuru Sharmila, Ayush Jain.
Let’s also give a warm welcome to recently joined writers. Some of them have already posted their first articles. Let’s support their content!
Dhali GURU, Mary Shambro, Jay Stories, Caleb Weingarten, Ronas IT, Tim Carden, Neil Nkoyock, Anna Murphy, Arittro, The Passive Monk — Wealth & Masculinity, Matt Revnew, Inu Etc, Aced Lifestyle, Christina Costello, Abhishek Sainani, Daphne Peña, Anwesha Mishra, Juan Cienfuegos, Nadeem Aftab, Akhtar Ali, Krishna Patel, Ben Roland, Mikey Pasagui, Jota Oliveira, Theresa, Catherine McNally, Subham Subedi, Mrunalini Udavant, Jackie Olsen, Liza Carver, Eliofotos Orfanou, keyda, ax, Sundar Balamurugan, Alice Christine, Vignesh RS, Hassan Faheem, Shaqib Akram, James Goodman, Nancy Oglesby Wellness, Sudarsan Karki-SuperSudar, This is Sabrina Nicole, BothSides, Julia Dennis, Blockchainerzz, Hassan Faheem, TheConchLife.com, Benazir Albashir, Dhruv Hegde, Modern Eremite, Pierre Matile, Ashley Hague, Tiffany Ventic, Emma Granha piati, Jam Pel, Riyaaddison, J. Rafid Siddiqui, PhD, The Paul Lee Hub, Bernhard Mueller, Tabs, Presh marvis, Sherri Donohue, Jessica H., Glodean Champion, Anugrahgupta, JaseDMF, Dianne M. Daniels, Abby R, Lea, Vincent, Dash, Pamela Oglesby, Michael Okafor, Wealthly, Ideas To Grow, Carlos Gonzalez, RAW, srinivasan Metta, Monomit Bhowmik, Julian Lawrence, Trey Natherson, Natalie Wilmet, Cynthia love❤️, 𝕭𝖆𝖉 🩸 𝕽𝖔𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈.
We remind all writers to check the updated photo handling policy as we still have problems.
Some writers couldn’t see publications in their profiles, so we added them again. We hope all writers can see them now. Sometimes glitches happen beyond our control. Sorry for the inconvenience!
We are sorry for the publishing delays. Some of our editors are unwell, and the ones on duty are doing their best to clear the backlog.
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
Thank you for joining our journey. 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.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor and owner of Illumination Integration Publications will send you an invitation to our Slack workspace via the email you registered in the application form.
Joining Slack is optional and free for all members. Please contact Dr. Yildiz directly on Slack if you cannot see publications. Slack workspace has excellent benefits for writers. Currently, around 12,000 writers are members of Slack and collaborating in this moderated workspace.
Slack is safer than social media as editors moderate it. For more info about our publications, you may check Illumination Blog.
Some applicants forgot to add their Medium ID when applying. Therefore, we couldn’t give them writer access.
If you see this message, please re-apply with a link to your Medium account or a link to one of your stories so that we can find you. Just your name is not enough, as multiple people have the same name.
Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can help gain more visibility. Readers enjoy reading writer bios to learn more about their background.
You may also check out great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces in the new and previous collections.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for Contributors
Our prolific contributors might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
100 Day Challenge For New Writers
1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
Invitation To A Writing Challenge
Participating in these challenges might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
Besides, if one of your stories goes viral, you can earn a significant income. So it is a good idea to increase the chance of viral stories by following key rules. Dr Yildiz analyzed the viral stories and shared his findings.
What I Learned by Reviewing 100+ Viral Articles in 2021
You might check this guide if you want to increase your views and reading time times.
How to Write Content Guaranteed to Get Views and Reads
Update on Featuring Contributors of ILLUMINATION
Collaboration and cross-pollination is our goal to bring writers and readers to one place. We are a diverse and inclusive reading and writing community on Medium. Our publications support 15,000 writers.
We offer additional support to our writers via Illumination Slack Workspace, where writers safely communicate and share story links. Currently, our Slack group has around 12,000 members.
In addition, ILLUMINATION editors feature our writers and their content in the story and interview format.
Featured Writers
We recently featured the following writers. We will continue this initiative.
Meet Don Martin: A businessman and a writer on Medium Don Martin
Meet Cliff Hightower: A journalist, novelist, writer, blogger, and poet on Medium Cliff Hightower
Meet Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi on Medium: Biography and an introduction to her book Darkness and Light Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Meet Melinda Blau: A published author of 15 books and a prolific writer on Medium Melinda Blau
Let’s explore the stories of these writers and support them.
Interviews with Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, also interviews published authors and many writers contributing to our publications. You might check out interviewed writers in this collection.
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
You might check out the previous collections by ILLUMINATION Amplifier at this link. ILLUMINATION editors keep featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories.
Using various approaches and tools, our editors enjoy amplifying our writers’ informative, engaging, and exciting content.
Here are the previous collections of Illumination-Curated.
ILLUMINATION-Curator posted two outstanding collections from our publication Illumination-Curated for experienced writers.
We are grateful for the support of our volunteer editors investing their precious time to make our writers and readers happy.
Sample Collections by ILLUMINATION
Curated Collection #115, Curated Collection #113, Curated Collection #110, Curated Collection #107, Curated Collection #106, Curated Collection #105
Illumination Reading Club
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications created a reading club. All Medium members are invited. If you are not a writer for our publications yet, you may request via this weblink. We will be delighted to include you in this club.
Helpful Resources for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
Editors Who Publish These Stories
These volunteer editors review and publish the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones donating their time to clear the publication queue daily.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
Invitation to New Writers
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