Featured Stories
Curated Collection #168
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy May!
We hope you had a great weekend. Today we compiled interesting stories for your enjoyment. This list includes stories covering many topics, ensuring there’s something of interest to our avid and diverse readers.
These writers would appreciate your time to read and provide feedback on their valuable stories. Thank you for being so supportive of our contributors.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications support all levels of writers, from beginners to the most accomplished ones collaborating to delight readers. 20,000+ writers contribute to our publications.
Our doors are open to all ethical writers. You can join or leave anytime with no obligation. Our goal is to give you a platform to showcase your stories. Thank you for being a valued part of our writing and reading community.
ILLUMINATION Amplifiers posted a new collection. We believe you will find some valuable stories from it.
If you missed ILLUMINATION’s previous collections, here are the last three we published this month.
Update on Lampshade of Illumination
We published the conduct guidelines for the Lampshade of Illumination. If you are using AI tools for writing and editing, the following article can be helpful. If you plan to contribute to the new publication, please review it before submitting your stories.
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
Please also review the AI-generated content policy, as it is important for writers using AI software.
AI-Generated Content Policy for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium
Illumination readers prefer only human-generated content, so we created a new publication to support our writers experimenting with these tools. The new publication is called the Lampshade of Illumination to support writers invested in AI tools.
If you are interested in contributing to this new publication, please send your Medium ID by adding a comment “Please add me to Lampshade” in our writer registration form.
All our publication rules apply to this one, too, so please review the onboarding pack especially review the photo handling policy.
Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts
For our new publications Illumination Gaming and Illumination Videos and Podcasts, the lead editor, Aiden, created curated collections selecting great stories. He believes you will find some engaging and informative pieces.
We recently celebrated Illumination’s 3rd anniversary. Illumination was established by Dr Mehmet Yildiz on 19 March 2020. Our editor Aiden compiled great stories in his piece and created a short YouTube video for us. My Tributes to Illumination’s 3rd Anniversary
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled engaging and informative stories from our unique pub Illumination-Curated, supporting experienced writers. ILLUMINATION Reading Club #2: Curated articles from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Our aim for creating these collections is to give readers many options and to support writers in growing their audience by introducing them to avid readers on Medium and other platforms while offering enjoyable stories to interested readers.
Hand-Picked Articles #190, Hand-Picked Articles #191, Hand-Picked Articles #192, Hand-Picked Articles #193, Hand-Picked Articles #194, Hand-Picked Articles — 2023 #30
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION-Curator.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club, Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01, Outstanding Stories — Volume 90, Outstanding Stories — Volume 91.
Sample collections posted by ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
The team posted 25 collections this year. Other collections from different editors
First editorial bulletin of ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts publication
10 Inspiring Stories Published on Illumination Gaming Publication
For new contributors, our publications support all levels of writers, from the most accomplished to beginners, to create collaboration and synergy on this platform.
Beginners gradually improve their skills by learning from the experience of accomplished writers. We don’t censor content as long as your stories meet Medium rules. Our rules are stated in the following policies.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz has interviewed several top writers. The new interview is with John D. Leavy, who is a published author of multiple books. An Interview with John D. Leavy, Best-Selling Author
Here are the last three samples.
If you are a regular writer and want to be featured or interviewed, please contact our chief editor on our Slack workspace.
New Writer Communication
Based on 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. The critical requirement for new writers is to review Master Copy: Onboarding New Writers.
A few writers forgot to add their Medium IDs, so we could not find them based on their names. Please re-apply, or when you get an invitation to Slack, contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz to give access to publications. We cannot add you to our pubs without your Medium profile name.
Illumination Integrated Publications include ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR, ILLUMINATION Book Chapters, Technology Hits, SYNERGY, Readers Hope, Illumination on YouTube, Illumination Gaming, the Lampshade of Illumination, ILLUMINATION’s Blog, and the personal publication of our chief editor EUPHORIA.
Our new editor John D. Leavy posted three guiding stories for our new writers.
ILLUMINATION Editors Are Not Superhuman, But Their Efforts Are Herculean
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 1
The ILLUMINATION Editors Work Tirelessly Helping Authors to Bring Their Stories to Life — Part 2
Readers might search for their favorite writer by pressing the Ctr+F key in the keyword or search tool in the browser.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
9 Steps to Overcome Neuromuscular Dysfunctions and Boost Mobility Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Painful Questions People Have When They Find out My Wife Is Asian Tim Denning
My Favorite Meditation Cue Also Helps Bigly in My Everyday Life David Gerken
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika
5 Free Writing Tools That Will Make Your Life Easier Sinem Günel
Unsolicited Parenting Advice From My Danish Husband, Anastasia Frugaard
The Face in the Mirror — Is That You? Cedric Johnson, PhD
Reality and the Mystery of Physical Boundaries Steve Beller, PhD
How Do Asian Religions Explain Natural Disasters? (1) Eiji Suhara PhD
How to Prevent Thoughts from Swimming Off Course Beth Bradford, Ph.D.
I Was A Child Satanist Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Human Side-ism Example #4,104,022 Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
What Signs Reveal a Covert Narcissist is Preparing to Devalue and Discard? Melissa Kalt, MD
Happy Medium-versary to ME! Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Create Your Life Pattern and Thrive Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
What Spirituality Means To Me In Life Dr. Preeti Singh
Is It Fair To Ask for an Open Relationship After Cheating, or Is It Complete BS? Dr. Paula Paz Matute
Perspectives on Spirituality and Truth Dr Michael Heng
The Future of Patient Engagement Starts with Insight into Their Healthcare Backdrops Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Discover Low-Content Publishing Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Collected Stories from Dr John Rose. Dr John Frederick Rose
Traveling the World in Search of Wholistic Health Remedies Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Stories of Hidden & Visible Figures- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow EP McKnight, MEd
7 Thrilling Lessons On How Living Abroad Makes You Fearless and Free Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Imagine a Game Wired Into ChatGPT with NPCs You Can Talk to. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
What Growing up in a Large Family Taught Me at an Early Age Rebecca Romanelli
Spirit of the Palm Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers
What Everybody Ought To Know About Freedom Christina Sponias
5 Ways to Hone Your Freelance Writing to Meet Your Editor’s Standards George J. Ziogas
‘ILLUMINATION Gaming’ Has A New Look. Here’s How it Was Done. Gareth Willey
I’m A Black Woman Running For Political Office In Switzerland Rebecca Stevens A.
Chosen Stories from Sufyan Maan’s Collection on Medium ILLUMINATION-Curator
What Kind of Stories Make the ‘Staff Picks’ List At Medium? Jennifer Geer
Reconsidering Professional Help Rosennab
5 Crazy Things People (Mostly) Stopped Doing (Thank Goodness) ✨ Bridget Webber
Does Optimism Stink as Bad as Pessimism? Amy Sea
Make 2022 Your Best Saving Year with 3 Easy Tips A A F
Why Should Writers Contribute to Technology Hits Publication on Medium ILLUMINATION Amplifier
Daily Done: Part 3 — a Simple Prioritizing System Alex Philippe
Daily Done: Part 3 — a Simple Prioritizing System
How to tell which tasks to tackle first
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A Homemaker? No, I’m a Housewife. Alex Rosado
Medium Cats, Please Thank Your Paws for Awesome Every Day Job Andrey Pilipets
5 Steps to Find Your Path in Life When You Are Lost Jessey Anthony
Let’s Make Invisible Stories Visible #01 ILLUMINATION
Why Shortform Stories Are The Worst Attila Vágó
How Covid Taught Me to Get off My Butt and Create Audrey Stimson
My Medium Most Viewed Stories Augustine Habenga
The Happiest Story I’ve Seen Berna Tural
The Four Agreements — A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Biliz Maharjan
Are you high? Brooklyn Muse
Just When I Didn’t Think It Could Get Any Better KL Simmons
Communication Stresses Me Out Bryan Dijkhuizen
How Majoring in Political Science Improved My Writing Skills Buket Mat
Use This Tactic to Gain Traction On YouTube In 2022 Burk
Meditation — How To Get Started Carl Poland
Keeping Up With The Joneses Is Stupid, But Not For The Reasons You Think Carrie Kolar
7 Lazy Steps to Lose Fat and Boost Health After 70 Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Can’t Wait for Life to Return to The Way it Was? Selma
Donald Trump Is Back to Twitter, So What Now? Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Exploring the Reasons Why We’re Not Thinking Clearly Sobaan Saeed
I Got 99 Problems David Vilentchik
What Awaits at the Cabin? Joyce Nielsen
This Just In… Don Martin
Blasted for Bias and Negligence Elizabeth Emerald
Old People Can Prepare For Death To Come Knocking Floyd Mori
It’s Getting Harder To Not Despise The World Frank T Bird
Hack Your Reading Speed Gokhan Yalcuk
Work on Making the Changes You Want to SeeHealingLivMama
You’re Where The Monsters Belong Jade Willow
If You Sliced Off The Top of My Head, it Would Look Like This . . . Janice Macdonald
21 Life Changing Quotes about the Power of Content Jeff the Content Coach
21 Life Changing Quotes about the Power of Content
Which ones will you profit with first?
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Why I’m Following Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps to Financial Peace Jennifer Pierce
James Comey And The Great Dental Floss Escape. Jim McAulay🍁
What is the future of Education? John Archer
They Are Trying to Kick Me Out of the Medium Partner Program Joseph Seifert
Scots-Irish, Appalachia and the imprint of Cousin America Judy Owens
I Certainly Hope Journalists Start Getting Better at Referencing Others Kevin Zuccherato
The Best Advice You Can Find on Improving Your Life Bill Abbate
Improve Any Skill by Doing This One Thing Kylie van Gelder
Millennials don’t listen to you | here’s how to change it Larenzo
I Hated Odessa Texas So Much, I Tried to Enlist in the Navy To Escape Lawson Wallace
Why Worry About Aging When You Never Need To Feel or Look Old — Don’t Give Up Your Soul! Rob Hourmont
Let’s Talk About Music-Identifying Software Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
King Charles The Third Coin Is Already On Bid On eBay. Lanu Pitan
I earned $6.19 on Medium Leah-Ashley McCauley
Blessing In The Skies Lee Mont
I’m a Therapist but Anxiety Still Plagues Me Leeann Pennington M.ed LPC
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linda Osipow
Honey, cancel the grocery store. I can’t write today… MarkfromBoston
Before War Against China Read These Insights from an American Who Lived there for 2 Years Markus Scorelius
Discovering My Yang in My Yin Michelle Marie Writes
My crippling fear of success Mick McIntyre
Five Questions about Life Choices We Must Ask Ourselves Today Midori by the Sea
All good things Nasar Karim
How I Manifested $500 In 24 Hours Neha Sonney, Author
You And Only You Nicole Barden
What if We Can Package Fasting as a Therapeutic Pill Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Be Yourself. Be the Person Standing Right In Front of You In the Mirror. Nishith Goyal
Emotional Safety Is The Term Everyone Needs To Know But Doesn’t Ossiana Tepfenhart
So, you want a fail-safe way to connect with anyone. Patrick OConnell
People Fail To Achieve Their Goals Because They Ask The Wrong Question Prince Verma
A Life Without Regret Is One Of Constant Learning Rafay Hiraj
A Life Without Regret Is One Of Constant Learning
Legend has it you have to break a glass
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Use These Tags Consistently To Increase Your Views Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
My ADHD Symptoms Hid in Previous Articles Rose Malana
Every Real Travel Job Must Have These 3 Traits Ryan Scott Shannon
It’s All About The Story/ Pitch/ Sell Sarah Marie
Differences between APU, CPU & GPU Sebastian Calderon
‘Just Say No,’ and Other Ludicrous Stuff You Can’t Do At Work K. Joseph
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Happy Twos Day Soul Dancer
Is Rumination A Form of Anxiety? Jo Ann Harris
Sun, Silhouettes, and Serendipity On The Hills Surekha Chandrasekhar
WE GET SCAMMED BY OUR OWN EMOTIONS! Story Taller
Not Feeling Passionate About Your 9-to-5 Job? Start here Tamar Meisels
I Stopped Engaging on Medium and the Results Are Preposterous Mona Lazar
Simple Travel Advice: Don’t Pay for Wi-Fi at Airports Todd Dosenberry
I’m Never Reading Another Post With “Medium” In The Title Craig Hellier
Come on, Medium — Why Are You Making Me Fight This Hard for Views? Toni Crowe
This is Why… Trish MacEnulty
3 Reasons Why Data Scientists and Data Engineers Should be Best Friends Valentin Mucke
My First Ever Encounter With Beings From The Other Dimension Vivek Naskar
Song of the Sky Wenqi Glantz
Is There a Right Time To Move On From the Pandemic? Napoleon
The Ride Up from Batopilas, Part 1 Yonke54
What to Do with Memories You, Me and Happiness
Prevent and Treat Obesity in 3 Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Brainless Stupidity in Corporate America reaches a new low with Background Check Markus Scorelius
Stop Working Like An Industrial Age Worker Yean Foong (M.Ed.)
What Is The Color Of Education? Annelise Lords
I Rage Quit My First Job After Only 5 Days Antonello Zanini
It’s About Time Medium Added an “About” Option Crystal A. Walker
Covid Has Changed the World in More Ways than You Might Think David J. Meyer
Why Vitamin B12 Matters for Health & How to Address Deficiency Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Black Movies That Answers Significant Societal Questions Fatunla Samuel
You Are A Thought Addict And You Need Help Frank T Bird
Do You Have A Favourite Of The Different Directions You Can Take? Gregory Reece-Smith
What rhymes with…? Harry Hogg
Who We Are According To Johari Window Model Ekene Moses
What to Do When You Realize College Was a Bad Investment Ilana Rabinowitz
Curated Collection #50 ILLUMINATION
Alex Trebek John Ross
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Million-Dollar Skill You Never Knew You Had. Joseph Seifert
THE INNER WIRING OF A LONG-LASTING & HERCULEAN FAMILY, Part 1.2 Joshua J. Lyon
This Holy Grail Combination Saved My Tattered, Chapped Lips Katie Churchward
I Wish Some Black Women Would Have Higher Self-Esteem Khadejah
Her New Wings Little Monster
Rank Your Video On YouTube Page One In 60 Seconds Or Less! Deon Christie
it begins Logan Land
You Should Not Trust Statistics Louis Jss
Social Media and Relationships. Love.
“ARTIST QUOTE” Love’Nia Renee
What is a Woman? Mira Khatib
Don’t wait for them. Run! 🧸Norlisa 🧸Alias 🧸
My Name is Patti. I Just Happen to Be a Nurse! Patti Murray Voncannon
My Name is Patti. I Just Happen to Be a Nurse!
But aren’t we a little bit more than that?
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Grateful and Greedy for Understanding Silence paulmartincurry
The Importance of Vitamin K2 for Structural Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Web Analysis — How It Works And Where It’s Used Peter
The 3 Most Important Things To Succeed On Medium Prince Verma
Dear Brother, See You At Your Funeral Roxy Wright
“Mirror Mirror on The Wall” Selina Steiger
“If You Want To Lose Weight, Avoid Carbohydrates At All Cost” Is That True? Teresa Morillas
Do You Struggle With Friendships In Sobriety? The Sober Vegan Yogi
Finding Balance Between Productivity and Perfectionism Nuno Campos
A Prayer Ulf Wolf
Elon Musk Donated Nearly $6 Billion Making It One Of The Biggest Donations Ever Vivek Naskar
The Rise and Fall of Rudy Giuliani Debbie Walker
Sure, We All Need A Break Right Now. So Does Baby Jesus. Maria Theresa Stadtmueller
Re-Examining The Matrix 20 Years Later Aaron Meacham
Why You Should Stop Using Duolingo AJ Krow
The Beauty in Our Days Øivind H. Solheim
What you should look for if venturing out to a night club during the COVID crisis. Bill Myers
In Vishnu*s Virtues ‘s article about how writers pin their best stories at the top of their…Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
Here’s How I Formed an Endless Energy Source in Four Steps. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Featured Writer Profiles
We included some sample stories from their collections. Please explore and enjoy their engaging pieces. They are regular contributors to Illumination.
Chosen Stories from Melinda Blau’s Unique Collection on Medium
Previous Collections
ILLUMINATION Book Chapters Collections
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Hand-Picked Book Chapters #01 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month Dr Mehmet Yildiz
ILLUMINATION on YouTube — New Publication
Illumination YouTube Coordinator created a new publication for YouTube enthusiasts who can display their videos on Medium. All writers are invited to submit their YouTube related posts.
ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication
If you missed the announcement of our new publication by Illumination Gaming, here is the link.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Sample ILLUMINATION-Curated Collections
Featured Writers of ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINATION editors feature writers to bring them new readers. We will introduce more writers contributing to our publications soon. In the meantime, you might check out selected stories of these great storytellers.
Please take the opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and support them with meaningful engagement.
Curated Writer Bios
You might also feature yourself by posting a writer bio like the stories in the attached collection that I compiled. We distribute them to our subscribers.
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Reading Club
ILLUMINATION-Curator introduced our new Reading Club. If you are a Medium member and don’t have writer access to our publications or Slack, you may request via this weblink.
We will add you to our Slack workspace upon approval of your writer application. We will also feature some of those shared stories in the club in our upcoming collections. So you may link your stories to the Reading Club channel on the Slack workspace.
We look forward to your participation.
Meet Interviewed Writers
Recently we interviewed Lawson Wallace and Dr. Preeti Singh.
Collection of Interviewed Writers
Attached is a collection of interviews conducted by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz in the attached collection.
If you want to be interviewed, you can contact Dr. Yildiz on Illumination Slack workspace.
Writing Prompts and Challenges
Our prolific writers might consider joining these writing challenges to find new readers and increase their reading times.
If writers participate in these challenges, they might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months.
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
Guiding Stories for New Writers
Dr Mehmet Yildiz guides new writers to increase their views and reading times answering frequently asked questions by new writers.
He posted an article about being a prolific writer as a full-time worker.
We look forward to your stories in ILLUMINATION Gaming.
Welcome New Writers Joining Us Recently
We are pleased to meet so many writers this week. Thank you for joining our publications. You will also receive an invitation to your email address, so please feel free to join our workspace to share your stories and collaborate with the 15K+ members.
Rustam Seerat, StartledEgg, Francisco Iglesias, Shane Santoso, Madelaine Bell, Jazzmin ❁, Amanda Chu, Reagan M. Sova, Adam Dipinto, Sarita Mian, Soma B, Julie Hall, Charlene Ann Mildred, Rob Ryan, Husnain Haider, Brian Paul Boma, Margot Meade, Ruslan Brilenkov, PhD(c), Tori Scott, Maggy Elsousou, Joanie Adams, Susan Johnson:, Hugo Bertrand, Maureen Morrissey, Bode Jr., The Cashed-Up Bogan, Molly Miller, Jamal Wallace, Katy Langston, Ry Vee, Jazmine Clark, John Haslam, Maureen Morrissey, Iwila, Aaron M. Kippins, Maria G, Harmony Rowley, Jet Weevers, Maxime Haegeman, Mariana Gonzalez, Tim Wright, Ph.D., ZenJayCfa, RW Blackwelsh, Brian Throne, Maged Ait Abbi, Dan Hanley, Magnus Garner, John Whye, Rusu Sabin, Julie Ramsay, Debora Hood, José Ignacio Gavara, Luca Borzacchiello, Faisal Zarif, Kieran MacRae, HorsesNotZebras, Marlene Samuels, Mary Struzinsky, LCSW, Lucid Reality, Anup Singh Rawat, Tovah Rainsong, LGWare, The Black Lens, Moutaz Alnabilsy, Gina Vitale, PTA, Lady Reborn, Caterina, Ryan Jong, Kelvin Muchiri, Sean Barker, CPT, PN2, Anand, Samuele Onelia, Leopoldo M. Sales Jr., Shivani Saxena, Shivani Saxena, Sunshine with No Fear, Nara — no longer putting up a facade for my mother, Grace Mary Power, Wangoo Lee, Andrew Tsao, John Loewen, Gael MacLean, Sree, Giuseppe Bartoli, Andrew & Christine — DesignACE, Greg Lynas, Dwayne Thomas, Francis K, Jan Kohvakka, Dr.Ramesh Chaurasiya, Wangoo Lee, Nadine, Romance Travel Blogger, James Alexander, Johanna Ginter, John Newmark, Christina Bagley, The ODD Witch, Bikshya, John Ehimen, Beyondthesmelloffreedom, Opi Kaur, Amir Jabarivasal, Samuele Onelia, Tamanna Saini, Harpreet Kaur, TamiPatzer.com, Strange & Unusual, Sonika Prasad, Alex Kruczkowski, Asger Steen, Collin Rittschof, Bandaged, bothered, and bewildered., Royah Loie, Justjulieandherblog, Sijuwola, Sasi K, Nicole Peery, Alex Chung, E Savaria, Zoran Rogic, Charles Bastille, Dwight Wilson Jr., Emily Klein, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Nick James, Mitch Hamilton, The Shackled Thinker, Mickey Hadick, Asger Steen, Sonika Prasad, Katarzyna Adamus, Edwin Gehman, Deb Palmer, Kat McMahon, NeuralNewbie, Lucas Potrykus, Too Few Soar, Deepak Chopra | Talking Data Science, Sourab Pal, Daniel Easterman, Maja Wrzesien, PhD (she, her), Impersonal, Langa Ntuli, Dribble Drabble Stories, Matt Chapman, Shruti 🦋, Daniel’s Diary, Shanté Nixon, Emmanuel Segui, Hyrule, Ivy the Ginger Ninja, Ceren Yılmaz, Elia, Larry Oliver, Colleen McManus Hein, Ethan Himka, Prabha Manepalli, Graham Lilley, Jason Chenard, Victoria Suzanne, Vis Kenmei, Glow UP, Peaches!, Wild Wombat, Dr. Teo Wan Lin, Max Wright, iamkakalamkk, Jamie Alvarenga, Antonello Mirone, Natasha Writena, Kelly Ronayne, Samridhi, Tayloe Denton, Sammie Eastwood, Talhasachal, Elena Jane, Neeraj Narayan, John Tan, Treat Thompson, Szymon Dudziński, Vanshika Sharma, Tiphany Kane, Jenna Marie, James Michael Wilkinson, No Ordinary Woman, Michelle Janosi, René Beauchemin — [he/him], Jan Carroza, Kate Abreu, Sarah Sandidge, Harsh Budholiya, Raymond L Burton, Paul G. Oliver, Circé Creates, Kate Abreu, Shannyn Schroeder — executive functions coach, Dan Rowell, Kaodi Mcgaw, Diana Pearce, Paige Holloway, Dalton Childs, Isaiah Etop🏅, Harshithrao, Sadi Safaraliev, Yin-Shang, ^ Debra Davis, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, Robert Archero, Ikada Mario, KeenanRIVALS, Sumeeta Chanda, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Mathea Ford, RDN, The Kidney Diet Expert, Julie Chan, Isaiah Etop, Salman J, Neetisha Khetan, Dan Rowell, Jay Martynov, Samuel Hallowell, Christianne Asper-Contant, Drew Kolz, Nassos Michas, Patricia Jeanne, Pratish, Jayant Chaudhari, Deeptaketu Chatterjee, sudhanshu kumar, Sriram Parthasarathy, Dew Mal, Dale Swackhammer, Mark Stofanak, Marco Murgia, Anastasiia Soholovska, Pallavi Goswami, Michael Boyd, Bas Wallet, Nia Robinson, Romantic Philosophy, Beverly Garside, Meg MacMahon, Shannon Lee, Jan Marcel Kezmann, Dr. Ossama Khalaf, Mahir Khan, Molly Willett, Jenny Hansen Lane, Ides Parmentier, Prakriti Sharma, Alex B, Ciaran Callam, Shreyansh Sarkar, Site Dominion, Maria Zayed, Wyatt Goldwell, Sandeep More, KcGamBooks, Aysia C., MeadowMillz, AlinaM, Kelly Latimer, Angela M. Ambroise, Joel Zachary Down, Geoo, Alex, Ishaé 🦋, Lisa Spray, Robin Fritz — Change in Thoughtz, Boundless Purpose, Amulya Kandukuri, Bruce Tschannen, Options Dave, Abhishek Basu, Teresa Piccolo, Amanda Weir-Gertzog, Derya Y., Gladys Tan, Louis Bray, Gabriel Piemonte, Nuwan Bandaranayaka, Debra Saturday, Darnell Frazier, RFC®, CPRS™, CCFC, CFEI®, Carmen Ballesteros, Dhrubanka Sarma, Siddhant Saxena, Emily Porter, Simran Gujral, Jahnavi Sripada, Michael Istanbuli, Sweta Agarwal, Michelange Jean, Terryn Witherspoon-Woolfolk, Hilary Zeeuwen, W. Jon McClure, The Money Bull, Darien Tan, Ishan Gadkari, Hollie Flynn, Haben Joseph, Jae Kim, Guy Erez, AJCblogs, Oji Farrier, Mustehssun Iqbal, Jeannette Koczela Content Curator for Life Coaches, Plamen R., Hisho, Brett Tyler Gilchrist, L. M. Green, Hurmat Sadie, Gaurav Garg, Lincoln Olson, Deann the Bibliophile/Writer/Student of Life, Warren Chris Bulime, Patricia Rosa, Ellen Baker, QSB, Anu Maarit Simard, Mindscapes, Yaroslav Koshil, — Evelyn Hayes, Maulana Akbar Dwijaya, Nida Younas, Motaz Majed, Hyper Fitness, Eusebiu.
Let’s explore the stories of the following writers who joined us recently. Please engage with their creative content meaningfully. Support and collaboration are wonderful acts on Medium. Some of them have already posted their first articles.
Marina Zherebnenko, Anisa H., Yana G.Y., MCIM, D Grant Smith, Ozan Irturk, Mayalmaiva, Twin Powers, eMuse, Victor Cardenas, Matthew J. Koehler, Alberto, Charlotte James, Eric LaShun, Lucinda Munro Cook, Gabby Neych, Sarah Gall, Courtney Lavonne, Bikram Sarkar, Rachel Jamison, Lindsay Ripplinger, Nadia Tidona, Denise Miceli, Amelia Johne, Fares Darawshy, Margarida Afonso, Zoma, Tze Quan, Apurv Gupta, Gabe A, Lauren Coggins, Joseph Fung, Justin Kelley, McCaylee Putney, Felishia La-Shae, Harshal Agarwal, Hilbeth Jean Melencion, princess, David Tang, Martin Von Mars, Susie Winfield, Colleen Adrian, Tanusha Kaushik, Dylan Anderson, Surani Bandara, Saumya Gandhi, Curing Crime:, Etiris Magazine, Oona Metz, Jon Reiners, Shane B, Ilana Sparrow, Sam Chavez @ Knurdology, Sergey Cleftsow, Mad Midori, Erin Roberts, Erin Roberts, Milana Marsenich, owen, Sampath Medarametla, Waleed, Ranting Goddess, Dede Pajibo, Derek Hughes, Kelli Roberts, Teekay Rezeau-Merah, Chris Blogs, Chris Pretorius, Ryan Rucker, Notrex, Annie Forbes Cooper, Michelle Gilbert, T. V. Knight, Gerald Lombardo, Tamara Hull, Simona Stefanescu, Parag Ingale, Ashleigh Nicole, Finn Aetos, Ken Yie, Jacob Johnson, Karen VS Writes, Jason Kramer, Richard Lowenthal, Bex T., Lance S Pearce, Juacall Bernard, Vicky Hughes, Sean Kaye.
We remind all writers to review 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 to the pack.
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Introducing your background in a story like the ones in this collection can help you 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.
Participating in these challenges might increase the chance of becoming a top writer in three months. Dr. Yildiz provided guidance on this opportunity.
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 19,900 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 14,800+ members. In addition, ILLUMINATION editors feature our writers and their content in the story and interview format.
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.
Interviews with Writers of Medium
Links to Curated Collections
You may also check our curated collections posted by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curator, and ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
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.
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.
Essential Guides for All Contributors
Helpful Resources for New Writers
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
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
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
Meet Dr John Frederick Rose Dr John Frederick Rose
Meet Dr Preeti Singh — Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Dr Michael HENG, PBM — Dr Michael Heng
Meet Arlo Hennings, PhD — Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Meet Jennifer Geer — Jennifer Geer
Meet Bill Abbate — Bill Abbate
Meet Sufyan Maan — Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Meet Josh Balerite Acol — Josh Balerite Acol
Meet Maria Rattray — Maria Rattray
Meet Brooklyn Muse — Brooklyn Muse
Meeet Lawson Wallace — Lawson Wallace
Meet Michael Patanella — Michael Patanella
Meet John Cunningham — John Cunningham
Meet Neha Sandhir — Neha Sandhir S
Meet Julius L. Evans — Julius Evans
Meet Vidya Sury — Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Meet Helen Müller — You, Me and Happiness
Meet Bryan Dijkhuizen Bryan Dijkhuizen
Meet Krishna V Chaudhary Krishna V Chaudhary
Meet Ntathu Allen — Ntathu Allen
Meet Aldric Chen — Aldric Chen
Meet Arthur G Hernandez Arthur G. Hernandez
Meet Kristina Segarra — Kristina Segarra
Meet Michael Nagy — Michael Nagy
Meet Sumera Rizwan — Sumera Rizwan
Meet Agnes Laurens — Agnes Laurens
Meet Britni Pepper — Britni Pepper
Meet Karen Madej — Karen Madej
Meet Chelsea Mandler — Chelsea Mandler MAT
Meet Kasey Harrington — Kasey Harrington
Meet Aamir Kamal — Aamir Kamal 🚀🚀🚀
Meet Steve Alexander (Alex) — The Wordsmith™🏳️🌈🇺🇸
Meet Carrie Alice Kelly Carrie
Editorial Profile of Dr Gabriella Korosi Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Meet Dr. Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni PhD Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni (PhD)
Meet Lilith Morningstaar, Meet Gregory Maidman,
Meet Carol Price, Meet Zen Chan
Invitation to New Writers
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