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Curated Collection #60
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
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Happy Saturday. We aim to give avid readers a quick taste of engaging stories from our diverse and inclusive publication ILLUMINATION on Medium this weekend.
Gratefully, more than 15,000 writers contribute to our publications. From their recent stories, we have chosen some interesting pieces published on our publication out of many today. Our writers offer fresh stories. We redesigned our frontpage to create more visibility of their fresh stories.
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We keep our featured collections in a single post titled Meta Collection of Featured Stories. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days. Here are the last three collections full of interesting stories covering many topics.Curated
The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
We believe you find some valuable and enjoyable pieces on this collection and previous collections.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Fixing Three Health Conditions Accelerated Rosalia’s Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Game-Changing Tips to Design a Customized Diet to Thrive Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health #well-being
Why ALL Relationships Are Key to Survival: A Timely and Urgent Truth Melinda Blau
The Completely Unexpected Way a Narcissist Shows You They Want You Back Melissa Kalt, MD
I Had a Cow…or more precisely a Bull Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Behold the Bold Hibiscus Christyl Rivers, Phd.
How I Grew My Email List To 100k Subscribers Matt Lillywhite
The Good And Bad That Comes With Surviving The Narcissistic Abuse In Your Life Mila
Dear Facebook, I’m Breaking Up with You Aasha Krishnan
Eliminate Toxic Belly Fat by Following These 6 Easy Methods Ange Dim
A Crystal Clear View Aslynn Roe
Buried Black History When Jim Crow killed the Black Ballot Augustine Habenga
Uber Now Lets Riders See Their Ratings B.R. Shenoy
Shout Out To Bruce Springsteen and Little Steven. Brooklyn Muse
Are ETFs the Best way to invest? Buckets Investing
5 Golden Tips That Will Make It Easier for Us to Connect with Emotions Buse ermen
The Life of Unrealistic Expectations Carol Chea
The Secret of Having Pleasant Dreams about Positive Dream Symbols Christina Sponias
Thanks for Reading! Coke Francis
I Said This to My Four Year Old Colleen Sheehy Orme
Thirty-Six Years Ago, Our Country Overthrew A Dictator Den Baranda
How To Beat Indecision Destiny S. Harris
Sirius: The brightest star in the night sky Dhyanopaedia
I Would Rather You Give Me a Script to Follow Than Hire a Consultant Don Sabado
Photo Finish Elizabeth Emerald
Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Are Increasing In San Francisco Floyd Mori
War in Ukraine, people take refuge in the Kyiv metro: video Francesco Carrubba
30 Things Successful People Tell Themselves by Nicolas Cole Gereon Wellmann
5 quick and easy tips to becoming an attractive writer? Gilberto Sapalo
Amazing Effects of Sound Frequencies To Our Emotions — 440Hz or 432Hz Gokhan Yalcuk
5 Defining Traits of Highly Toxic People Growth Lodge
The Mystery of Flight Harry Hogg
Putin — A Psychopath Unleashed Heal with Sumit
This Man Learned Stock Market From Prison & Became An Inspiration Human
The Time My Mom Used a Men’s Bathroom Ira Robinson
What is the Flight Trauma Response? J.G.
Inflation, Money Management, Journalism, Politics, Mom’s Wisdom, Faith, Grammar, and More Jacquelyn Lynn
Medium’s New ‘Listen’ Feature can Help You Become Better Writers Jaja Requa
How to Barter Better Habits JD Renner
Why Lifelong Learners Are the Most Likely to Overcome Automation Jean-marc Buchert
Help Me Change Now: Are You Lump of Coal or a Diamond? Jeff Herring
I Made A Poem for Our Wedding Jennica Rose
Money As An Emotional Currency. Jennifer Thompson
I Got Scammed Out Of My First Job. Here’s What I Learned. Jess
12 Sources of Income: Could You Make $128,000 Plus Per Month? John Adam Ledford
Becoming Your Best Self is the Foundation for Everything John R. Miles
Skip A Beat John Ross
Ukraine’s Steel Will Josie P. Julius
Christians and Non-Christians — The Truth About Abortion, do you know? Kimberlee
To Those Who Think Being Fiercely Religious Or Spiritual Only Makes You Stronger KL Simmons
Here’s What 125 Articles in 1.25 Years Taught Me Krishna V Chaudhary
On Matters of Neo-Colonialism Lady Teabird
Three common Questions People Have About Homelessness Lawson Wallace
Don’t Want Kids? Unplug From the Majority. Len Morse
Tips For Tackling Difficult Conversations Lily Low
The Tall Spring Grass LM
I Reached One Of My Goals: I Published 200 Articles On Medium Lucia Landini
Don’t Leave Me Stretched Taut Margie Willis
Satisfaction Is a State of Mind Mark Clarence
A wisdom of feminine and masculine in Shuar Tribe Marta Kusiak
Men Are Obsessed With Women For These Reasons Matteo
To-Do or Not to Do? N. A. Kazi
The One Thing Waiting for Us As We Die Napoleon
Where Is Your Anger Going? Neil Mapes
7 Eternal Rules of Human Nature Nick Birthday
The Rules Of Driving Kids to School Nick Stockton
BROKEN THOUGHTS NIDAA
21 Great Tips for Getting High Scores in Exams Oguz Bayata
War Is a Cowardly Escape from the Problem Of Peace (Thomas Mann) Øivind H. Solheim
Get Paid 100.00–500.00 Writing For These Publications (a website, a magazine, and a podcast) Pamela Kazmierczak
She Had to Say Goodbye…… Twice Patti Murray Voncannon
Earning money as a student: 10 quick and easy methods! ($100/day) Paul C.
Five Reasons Why Putin Is The Hitler Of The Modern World? Paul Myers MBA
Can You Really Get Your Ex Back Fast By Text Message? Qasim Adam
This Snow Ravyne Hawke
The Award For The Healthiest Ceramic Cooking Pots Goes To…Xtrema Reset Your World
5 Ways to Make an Extra $100 Per Week Working From Home Richard Appiah
I’m Fighting my Introversion by Teaching English Online. Richard Taylor
Why Finding Three Great Teachers Ended A Decade Of Struggle Rodney Daut
Cherry Blossoms — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
How Florence and the Machine Surprised Fans With New Song ‘King’ Rui Alves
There Are Clouds Against The Spring Sky S.P Sacker
DOGE coin Multi — millionaire is NOT a millionaire anymore! Saj G
I’m Proud of My 9-Year Employment Gap Sarah Czarnecki
And so it begins Sean Phillips
Sell eBooks Faster With This One Cool Trick Shea Hulse
Fat Fiction Steven Anthony
You Do Not Need to Write Self-Improvement Articles to Succeed Tavian Jean-Pierre
Hand-Picked Articles #26 Technology Hits
3 Reasons To Grow Your Own Food Garden. The Introspective One
7 Facts About Ukraine You Probably Didn’t Know The Sinfeld Times
Fitness-Meditation & Sobriety Tom C
Short-Circuited Response May Not Always be Ideal Utpal Kumar
Understanding Wealth & Specific Knowledge ft. Naval Ravikant Uttam Vora
The Price We Pay Veronika Kaufmann
10 Ways to Get in Touch with Your Higher Self Wendi Lady
You only need these things to be cured Write the dust
How to Find Your Purpose Financially You, Me and Happiness
How to Increase Entrepreneur Success You, Me and Happiness
The Ugly Truth Of Atheism And Materialism Ameretat jig
The Ugly Truth Of Atheism And Materialism
Is Life Really Pointless || Atheism To Nihilism
medium.com
Homosapiens & Nomophobia (ひきこもり) Anchit Jassal
7 Steps To Permanently Expel A Narcissist From Your Life Mpdoc
27 million people connected: The largest family tree in the world made Mr.Milano
Three Practical Tips to Become Fat-Adapted and Shorten Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health #fitness #weightloss
Why Happiness is Hard(-er) to Achieve in America — Part 2 Anastasia Frugaard
What is AI Really? Want to Try AI? Dr John Frederick Rose
Who is President Putin’s Family Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
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
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
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Helpful References for New Writers
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Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
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ILLUMINATION on YouTube — Our New Publication
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Recent Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
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Reference Documents
Curated Writer Bios
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Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
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