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Curated Collection #85
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
This week we are celebrating Illumination’s second birthday. Many thanks to our writers and readers for sharing thoughts and sentiments on our diverse and inclusive publication. Today, we enjoyed a testimonial story from one of our prolific writers, I. Trudie Palmer, titled Illumination Leads the Way. Another inspiring story from engaging writer Un-Traditional Mother titled Happy Birthday ILLUMINATION: I owe a lot to this publication.
We appreciate this meaningful video created and beautifully presented by Illumination YouTube Coordinator. Our contributing writers may amplify their stories via YouTube. Therefore, we created this channel. Thank you for contributing and subscribing to our channel.
Today, Aiden (Illumination YouTube Coordinator) introduced our senior editor, Joe Luca on YouTube. We hope you will enjoy this great video too and learn about the background of inspiring writer and poet on Medium.
You may find the transcript in the attached story, if you don’t have access to YouTube. If you want to be featured on YouTube you can contact Aiden on Illumination Slack workspace. Our aim is to create visibility of our writer to a brooder audience using various tools.
We have chosen great stories to give our readers a quick taste of diverse publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium. As 15,000+ writers contribute to our publications, we have high-quality stories to feature for readers and satisfy their reading needs.
Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #53.
We may check 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.
Let’s welcome new writers joining us today!
Ellie Salvaje, Sarah Jean, Samantha J Vincent, Arslan Ijaz, Joaquin Bas, Rocky Road, Meriç Melike Yılmaz, Samer Sallam, Senn R., Prerna Golani.
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Please consider introducing yourself in a story similar to the ones in this collection. Readers love 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
Get Healthier & Leaner: Three Doable Tips to Defeat Fatty Liver Disease Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Defeat Metabolic Syndrome and Slim Down Waistline with Three Tips Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Does a Covert Narcissist Constantly Change Even Entertaining Stories? Melissa Kalt, MD
6 Best Foods To Clean Out Your Liver Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
How I Deal With Racism in Australia Leah Njoki
Meet Joe Luca on Illumination YouTube Channel ILLUMINATION
I have a cousin in France Geri Spieler
10 Things You Don’t Know About Me Misty Rae
You Are My Sonshine LM
Personally Read and Curated Picks Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
One Simple Reason I Raise My Daughter In Spain Instead Of The US Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Controlled opinions Levi Pelbát
We’re Gonna Die!! Daily Ways I Calm My Brain (#9 is Reverse Gratitude) Monique Brennan MSc
Hand-Picked Articles #52 Technology Hits
Two Incredible Writers that You Should Read Julius Evans
Illumination Leads the Way I. Trudie Palmer
You must do it to avoid a heart attack after Covid. That goes for everyone! 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐈 🥑
How to Survive the Energy Bill Increase Adam James
Stop Feeling You’re Bad Barry Chaffee
What This Harvard Study of 51 Million Job Postings Confirms About Hiring Practices Boateng Sekyere
The Whole Circus Has Come to Town Bob Metivier
Request to Remove Gay Documentary from Lafayette, LA Library Denied Carla Paton
What is a Joro Spider? Cathy Coombs
10 Things I Tell My Children About Relationships Colleen Sheehy Orme
Perils of Pet Ownership: The Dreaded Fall Deborah Camp
Introducing… Yoga with Eleonora! E. Katherine Kottaras
The Strange Man Still Trapped in the 90s Edward John
Rainy Days and Mondays Elizabeth Emerald
How To Clear Your Mental Inbox and Detox Your Mind Gary Buzzard
Simple and Profoundly True Gerad Carrier
Marcus Aurelius — Eleven Brutal Truths About Death To Give You Perspective on Life Gereon Wellmann
How to Be Curious like Leonardo Da Vinci Gereon Wellmann
Do your characters undergo some significant life changes? Geri Spieler
9 Steps That Provided Me To Achieve Success In Life Gokhan Yalcuk
The Decriminalization of Evil: Why It’s All Our Fault Henry Corrigan
Exposure? Really? Have A Luxurious Moment With My Foot Ira Robinson
What Did People Do For “Fun” Before There Was TV? Jackson Zheng
My First Course Jeff Herring
Why Did Putin Attack Ukraine? Joanna Henderson
God Does Not ZAP Us ! Jodie Helm
The Asian Flavor Josep Ferrer
Perceiving Time Josep Ferrer
How To Find The Good In Every Person You Meet Josie Timberlake
Self-help is as Effective as Face-to-face Therapy, According to This Study Julia
Growing Creativity K.B. Bailey
Amplenote — Notes-Tasks-Calendar, All in one solution at Super Speed! Kaushik Trivedi
Feminism is Now Becoming Detrimental to Women Khadejah
If You Are A Creative Make Failure Your Comfort Zone Khyati Jain
An Editor Said My Article on “Why Women Love Women” was Too One-sided Kimberlee
Spacewalk? Spacefloat would be more appropriate! kristin schuhknecht
How I Quit Writing for 8 Weeks and Still Made $100,- Each Month Lucien Lecarme
My Ukrainian Friend’s Story So Far Lwazi Mosley
The First Time She Heard The Trees Speak Lwazi Mosley
Decluttering — An Easy Way to Improve Your Mental Wellbeing Mary Beth Hazeldine
De-Alcoholized Wine — Not Grape Juice but a New Megatrend Mary Beth Hazeldine
6 Undeniable Signs Your Couple is Stronger and Healthier Than Before Meï Dy
What Was In The Food? Lessons To Learn From A 19-Year-Old Who Lost His Limbs To A Chinese Meal Mentoni
Upcoming Events at Moon Station for April 2022 Moony Thinker
Elon Musk just declared war on Russia Nasar Karim
How Can You Heal Gut Issues, Lose Weight and Improve Your Overall Health? Nikola Ojdanić, Ph.M.
What It Takes To Work In A Sales Position Nora
Earn Between $120.00–3,000.00 Writing For These Publications Pamela Kazmierczak
Finally Grateful for Yard Work paulmartincurry
The Purpose In Me Rayna Pummel
5 Reasons I scream for Icecream relishsavour
8 Best Ways to Lose Weight Without Dieting Richard Health Talks
A Stubborn Girl With Down Syndrome Refused to Forget Me Seema Virani Kholiya.
Leaders: Respect This Trinity Shashi Sastry
The Things We Do to Be Remembered Shashi Sastry
7 Ways to Protect Your Energy As An Empath Shea Hulse
What Happened to Writing on Medium? Shu Hasegawa
My followers’ work Shyam Sundar
I Drank Lukewarm Lemon (Fresh) Water for 32 Days Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Happy Birthday ILLUMINATION Un-Traditional Mother
Resurrection! Suma Narayan
6 Ways Wearing Shoes Inside Your House is Like French Kissing the Sidewalk Tim Ebl
3 Time Saving Dating Tips for Singles Wendy Scott
Lessons From Working at a Startup Zack Esseili
I Received $1.63 For 0 Seconds Of Reading Time. What Happened? Elite Troy
How I made $1,093.33 as a freelancer by persisting long enough Eduard Sebastian
Featured Stories by Technology Hits
Trending Stories
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
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
Meet Our Editors
Many thanks to our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
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
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
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.
Informative Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
We believe you might enjoy the attached videos by Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Here is an introduction to Illumination Integration Publications on Medium
This video gives tips on writing viral stories on Medium.
This video is about our quality checklist for writers to improve stories. This is an essential resource for our contributing writers.
This video is an introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers.
Meet Bill Abbate, senior editor of ILLUMINATION, on YouTube
A video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
A video introducing Dr Michael Heng, top writer, thought leaders, and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
A video introducing our inspiring editor Dr. Preeti Singh…
A video introducing Carla Woody on YouTube
Another video introducing Shashi Sastry, top writer on Medium and published author — Philosophy of Life Instinct
A video introducing Arlo Hennings
A video Introducing Lawson Wallace, prolific writer and editor of Illumination.
Here is a video introducing Julius Evans, top writer and editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium
Here is a video introducing our senior editor, Joe Luca on YouTube.
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Reference Documents for Publications
Curated Writer Bios
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Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
Updates and Highlights from Euphoria Publication on Medium by our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz who encourage writers to create their own publications. He posted a new newsletter to his subscribers today.
Social Media Update
Dr Mehmet Yildiz inspired editors to join Twitter and other social media tools. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including Twitter handles of all editors soon. Our editors tweet stories they publish. In the meantime, you might follow our lead editors. You might check this initial feedback from the Illumination YouTube Coordinator in a recent story after joining Twitter.
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