Featured Stories
Curated Collection #91
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
After publishing hundreds of stories today, we selected great pieces covering eclectic topics in this collection to give you a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
As 15,500+ writers contribute to our publications, we have engaging, informative, and interesting stories to feature for readers.
We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #58. It serves as the curated version of our collection #43.
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David Joshi, Hiba Tohid, Alessia May, Talat Yusuf, Marie Cadette Pierre-Louis, Victor Valdez, Mantel Featherson, Kimberly Thomas, Ezz El Din Abdullah, Tanay Verma, RanaDeep Porandla, Simone E. Morris, Theresa C. Dintino, Rani P Mohapatra.
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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
3 Nutritional Mistakes Caused My Metabolism to Malfunction, Causing Fat Gain & Weak Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Burn Visceral Fat While Maintaining Lean Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Getting Fired From The West Wing was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me David Gerken
A Winning Boss Is One Who Is Calm Dr. Preeti Singh
Melodramatic Dr. Fatima Imam
How to Spot a Covert Narcissist One Crazy Word at a Time Melissa Kalt, MD
What stops you from writing? Geri Spieler
Are You a Victim of the “Harassment Stalking Syndrome” dr.pisoglou
6 Psychology Books to Read in the Spring of 2022 dr.pisoglou
How Anabolics and Covid Killed a Famous Fitness Blogger. 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐈 🥑
What The Will Smith Oscars Altercation Says About Our Society
Molly Ringwald and ‘That Scene’ in The Breakfast Club Adam James
3 Ways to Find Your Purpose If You Feel Lost in Life Angela Choi
What I’ve Learned About Writing In The Digital World Angelina Der Arakelian
Commonsense Signal Annelise Lords
Healing And Recovery For Charlene Annelise Lords
Creators Whisper About These 2 Ways of Making Money Annie Wegner
6 Life-changing Tips on Message Delivering Change My Life Anthony Cheung
This Serial Killer ‘Resurrected’ His Victim From Death Aravind Balakrishnan
World Leaders Expose Global White Supremacy Arturo Dominguez
Multitasking Can Be Your Muse Ashley Ashbee
Multitasking Can Be Your Muse
I multitask while I write and it helps me be more creative.
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Reminiscing the meaning of Love Aswathi Ashok
Should I Quit Writing? Brian Lamacraft
Are you Willing to Lose an Eye to Achieve Your Dreams? Calum James
7 Affiliate Marketing Tips For Online Success for Seniors Carl Poland
Carbon Credit Offset: Carbon Trading in Singapore | Earth.Org — Past | Present | Future Celine Aung
Three Ways to Read The Urantia Book Chad Gates
Tonight, I Will Write Christian Beros
The Meaning of Dreams About the Person You Love (According to Carl Jung) Christina Sponias
What is the Purpose of Buying Fake Followers? Christina Szeman
I’m Cheating on Medium With Simily Coke Francis
5 Unusual Life Lessons I Wish I’ve Learned 10 Years Ago Daniel Mesa
The Home Stretch at MEDIUM Don Martin
Civility, Gratitude, and Control Don Martin
Management Fix Eduardo Espinheira
Are Ponytails Banned in Japanese Schools? Edward Thomas
Private Memorial Service Elizabeth Emerald
The Dying ElizaBeth Hill
The Missing Marriage Vows Ellis Orozco
Chased by a Molosser, a Great Fear Francesco Carrubba
Two Brothers… Two Lives… Two Deaths From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams
Some Friends Are Just Not Meant to Stay In Your Life Gaby Spadaro
Nine Brutal Truths You Need To Accept Today For A Bright Tomorrow Gereon Wellmann ⚡
How I Achieved Success With Getting Out Of Comfort Zone Gökhan Yalcuk
5 Warning Signs You’ve Been Constructively Dismissed from Your Toxic Workplace Janice Eastman
I Sent My Baby Out Into The Cold, Cruel World. . . I Knew It Was Too Soon Janice Macdonald
Your Content Is Not Art Jason Vu Nguyen
Josh Hawley Blames the Left for Men’s Problems Jeff Gates
My First Digital Product: #1 Secret Revealed Jeff Herring
How Can You Make Money Sharing Your Skills Online In Today’s Market? Jennifer Thompson
The Dire Consequences of The Medical Industry Ignoring Women. Jessica Hubbert
How Curious George saved his creator’s lives twice and how curiosity could save your life too Jessica K. Webb
The Lies and Trickery Of Serial Squatters And How They Affect The Owner. Jo Ann Harris
The ‘Hurricane Method’ of Writing: How to Write Over 250,000 Words Per Month John Adam Ledford
Use Instagram to Live Your Dream Life Johnny T Page
3 Little-Known Secrets to Achieving Your Biggest Goals Jonathan Milligan
How I Learned To Make Myself Do Stuff I Didn’t Want To Do At 20 Joseph C. Malone
Why Are White People Infatuated with “Woke?” Justin Stinnett
The Newest (and Most Difficult) Word Guessing Game Katie Churchward
Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock At The Oscars And People Are Overreacting Khadejah
To Sidney Poitier, With (An Immense Amount Of) Love (And Respect) KL Simmons
Sorry! The Shortform Is Closed For New Writers Kristina God
Has the Needle Claimed Another Talented Musician? Lawson Wallace
9 Ancient Life Lessons by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (#4 Is Exceptional) Letters from E.K.
The Man Who Joined the 3-Comma Club Without Having a Facebook or Instagram Account Luay Rahil
Throw Confetti, I Said Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
The World Within For An Autistic Child Lwazi Mosley
Artificial Intelligence: 13 Cool Apps and Games You Need To Know About Mary Beth Hazeldine
How I Made $150k In Passive Income Aged 15 Matt Lillywhite
3 Incredible Life Hacks That Actually Work Matt Lillywhite
The Curious Case of Connor Drummond Michael Holford
5 Tough Issues the TV Show Shameless Handled Well Mitchell Kay
8 Places Your Money Needs to Go When You Get Paid Muhamed Muhamed
What Putin Gets Wrong About Tolstoy and Dostoevsky Nadine Bjursten
4 Minute Leg Workouts for Rapid Gains Nasar Karim
Dating and Just the Tip Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
How Google & Uber Uses AI To Enhance Customer Experience Nora
5 Free Writing Tools To Help You Win the Game of Online Writing Nova Richards🪐
Why Sex Is Good for the Relationship Øivind H. Solheim
Do Quantum Effects Play a Role in Consciousness? Roger Penrose’s Theory Paul Goodman
If You Want To Live Happily, Don’t Look For Meaning In Life Prince Verma
For Sane Living and Success, You Actually Ought to Give These Two Axioms a Try Richard Armstrong
6 Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work Richard Health Talks
My Emotional Self-Flagellation Is Pissing Me Off Roxy Wright
How Do You Know If Your Relationship Is Unhealthy For You? Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Philosophy at University Sam Murphy
How to Not Age Gracefully Stacia Priscilla
I Write Fiction Here on Medium T. Mark Mangum
Hand-Picked Articles #58 Technology Hits
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The Incredible Ukrainian 1st Lady Uvebruce
The Futility of Believing Our Government Came From Mars Veritas Civis
Adam’s Depressive Thoughts Vanished after Undergoing Testosterone Replacement Therapy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
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Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — owner and chief editor
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Helpful References for New Writers
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
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.
Selected Videos from Illumination YouTube Channel
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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 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.
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A video introducing Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
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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 encouraged editors to join Twitter. As mentioned in this post, Technology Hits volunteered to create a post including Twitter handles of all editors soon. Our editors tweet stories when 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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