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Curated Collection #53
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Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Five Remarkable Health Benefits of the Most Researched Fitness Supplement Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Seven Proven Health Benefits of Alpha-Lipoic Acid Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
The Comparing Game: A Losing Proposition That’s All Pain, No Gain David Gerken
A Colleague Dies, Suddenly, Tragically Melinda Blau
Is a Narcissist Addicted to You Even After Their Shameless Discard? Melissa Kalt, MD
How To Shrink Your Shrink Expenses Max Mask, BSc, MBA.
How to Monitor Your Competitor’s Content Marketing Strategy George J. Ziogas
When a Frat Boy Likes Me, I Know He Has a Weird Mom Amy Sea
Actually, No. You Don’t Understand. Aasha Krishnan
9 Simple Things You Can Do to Make a Living on YouTube Agent Badet
The Nightmare of Total Equality Aksil Rain
Love Japan? Then You Need to Read These Amazing Writers Now Alvin T.
Do People Look Only at Appearances? Angie Elle
Who Benefits From Racism? Annelise Lords
Take Care Yourself Always Arda Özmen
$20,000 Vocal Media First Place Fiction Award Winner Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
….GOLDEN…. Arushi Sahu
Reasons Why A Gratitude Journal Will Help You Become Rich Arushi Sahu
Buried Black History, When Black People ruled the South and The Klan roiled to life Augustine Habenga
I Am Drinking Again Auré
Amazon Addiction Bob Pepe
Artificial Intelligence AI Bogdan Munteanu
Light Brooklyn Muse
Best Free App to ACTUALLY Learn a New Language Calum James
The US Tax Authority Doesn’t Care if You Steal, Sell Drugs or Take Bribes Charles Amemiya
How to Remember Your Dreams Christina Sponias
The Real Reason North America has a Huge Political Divide Christina Szeman
The Communication Illusion Clive Wilson
The 12-Year-Old Who Managed To Make Over $ 300,000 From NFTs Dani2404
I Had Meat… Danielle Monique
The Boring, Yet Important, Subject of Copyright Law Deborah Camp
Articles For Women Destiny S. Harris
On the Cusp of Renewal? Elizabeth Emerald
How to Manage Tricky Clients Elizabeth Loberg
The Shoe Elliott Black
My Refusal to Continue Wearing a Mask Emily Kirkman
Will The Adults Who Harmed Kamila Valieva Ever Be Held Accountable? Erik Reich, DC
I Journal to Resist Pandemic ‘Blursday’ Erika Uy
An Early Minority Lawyer In Utah Floyd Mori
light skipping Frank Ontario
First it was Rolls … Now it’s Rats Fred: Almost Famous
I Made My First 3 Sales on Print-on-Demand Site Society6 gcwrites
Sixteen Counterintuitive Approaches To Better Your Life Immediately — The Subtle Art of Not Giving… Gereon Wellmann
Does Money Bring Happiness or Not? Gokhan Yalcuk
Calculated Decisions or a Leap of Faith? Hampi Chakrabarti
People Do Change Henry Corrigan
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How Startup Culture Is Changing The Way We Work Inyanam Isioto
5 Plants That Are Toxic to Cats (And 3 That Are Good for Them) Jade Augustine
Why Does Your Cat Bite You? Jade Augustine
Migraines: the hidden struggle. Janet Meisel
Six Tips on Building a Creative Writing Bonfire Janet Stilson
A Writer Asked If He Was A Doddering Old Idiot. Janice Macdonald
Cutting People Out of My Life Is A Form of Self-Care Jaron Mays
Twitterminism Jarrett Wilson
When Showing more Humanity in your Work can be Dangerous Jean-marc Buchert
The Article-a-Day Product Creation System Jeff Herring
Cruising for a Bruising Joan Didak
How to Be Positive Every Day: Develop a Winning Mindset John Adam Ledford
Scots-Irish in Appalachia Judy Owens
How To Get More People To Read Your Stories Julian Cosky
Six Months to go Until my One-Year Anniversary of Medium Writing Julius Evans
Absurdity of War Karlo Tasler
A Poem About Bullying Kieran
Master Soup Chef In The Making Here To Feed Your Appetite KL Simmons
This Profitable Side Hustle Trend Is on the Rise Kristina Segarra
Our Future Kyomi O'Connor
Articles that Resonated with me this Week Lawson Wallace
NOT EVERY WOMAN HAS HIPS, OK? Leah-Ashley McCauley
How to Confront and Conquer Shyness Leonard Tillerman
A Rant On Taking Full Responsibility for Your Life (That Could Change Your Life Once and for All) Mark Clarence
You, Me, and a Furbaby. How do animals make us better writers? MarkfromBoston
FEELIX BOY NAME’S STORY Marta Kusiak
Philosophical Musings Mary Louisa Cappelli
I Accidentally Went To The Part Of Town Everyone Told Me To Avoid Matt Legg
Potential Risks and Governance Principles of the Metaverse Md Ashikquer Rahman
When A Writer Can’t Write Misty Rae
Kamila Ms Fischer
Taking Time Away From a Narcissist Parent Has Saved Me Nancy Blackman
All My Side Hustles Nasar Karim
Introducing — The Mess With A Message Neha Sonney, Author
There are Needs and There are Wants … Teaching Kids to Decide Nick Stockton
Why I Take Cold Showers Nona Nicklin
Positive Thinking Should Govern the World Øivind H. Solheim
What you don’t know about including these four components of financial health in your retirement… Patrick OConnell
I Wonder Who It’s From? Patsy Collins
Do Not Insult a Croc Qasim Adam
How You Can End Up Broke? Rafay Hiraj
Picking The Perfect Cutting Board Rebecca Isabella
Idle Time Robert Shaneyfelt
Repair Crew — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
She’s My Broken Heart Story Sakari Lacross
The Transformation Sapna M
Gus drives Sara Wright
I get Spam Fundraising from the Democratic Party and Trump. Guess Who Wins? Sharon Johnson
Qué Esperar del Consulado de Honduras en los Estados Unidos? Sibca Awan
This is The One Writing Guide I’d Wish I Had When I Started Writing on Medium Story Taller
What Is Homeschooling? And Why Should I Consider It for My Children? T Mann
How the Best Writers Keep Their Readers Engaged Tavian Jean-Pierre
How Trauma Led Me to Write The Sober Vegan Yogi
Aggression Needs to be Dealt With Sympathy and Not HatredUtpal Kumar
I Love You Like a Tool Wide Writer
The Ride Up from Batopilas, Parts 2 & 3 Yonke54
Can feature machines think the same as a human? zen
5 Reasons Why Mastery Is Not For Everyone AMIKO
Why I Failed as a Realtor Brian Wright
What Types Of Leaders Are Companies Looking For? Gokhan Yalcuk
Was My California Friend Right When She Warned That Life In A Small French Village Would Be Boring? Janice Macdonald
Productive Things To Do When Bored Mofrad Muntasir
If You Are Divorcing A Narcissist, Fighting Is Not An Option Mila
Should Minorities Still Blame Their Problems on Society? Khadejah
Double Vision Brooke Ramey Nelson
Things I Was Told as a Child Carol Price
Body Issues and Mental Melodramas Mehak Aga
The Ultimate Healthy Meal That Actually Tastes Like Snickers Nicky Christensen
Storm Eunice America Zed⚡
Science, Engagement Rings, Money, Baptism, Politics, and More Jacquelyn Lynn
Selected Stories from Previously Featured Stories
How Reading Scientific Research Can Improve Your Writing: A Beginner’s Guide. Ben Rutt, PhD
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD #economy
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Bolstered Dr. Fatima Imam
Does Optimism Stink as Bad as Pessimism? Amy Sea
Three Tips to Prevent & Treat Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika #self-improvement
The True Story Of The Confederacy Moving To Brazil Matt Lillywhite
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Coat of Time Arthur G. Hernandez
Real Estate Agents Can Be the Worst Humans in the World Tim Denning
Why You Should Enjoy Social Media But Not Get Addicted To it Dr. Preeti Singh
Three Tips to Emotional Regulation Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Lanu Pitan
Establishing Utopian America Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
Beware the Foot-Licking and Tooth-Pulling Demons from Persia Brian Loo Soon Hua
How I Healed Abdominal Bloating and Distension Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How I Earned $360 and 6,800 Views From A Single Story Viktor Marchev
Read This When You Want To Make Money Via Investing Richelle Délia, PhD
Breakups: 7 Reasons Why You Don’t Need Your Ex Back Rodolfo Urbano, CPA
On Trauma & Addiction: Lessons from a Defensive Iceberg and His Oversized Hat Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Shocking Stats About Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Mehmet Yildiz
WHY are you asking me this? Dr Andrea Polzer
Times Change From Good Old Stiff Neck Ties To modern Gorpcore Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Julius Evans by ILLUMINATION
Meet Sufyan Maan by ILLUMINATION
Invitation to My New Publication Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Trending Stories on Publication
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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