Featured Stories
Curated Collection #93
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
We published many stories today. However, for regular readers, we selected engaging pieces covering eclectic topics in this collection to give a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
As 15,000+ writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day.
Even though creating these collections is a time consuming and tedious job, we enjoy supporting our writers and readers. Many thanks our volunteer editors who published these great stories today and recommended for featuring.
We hope these great pieces satisfy your reading needs. Today, Technology Hits posted Hand-Picked Articles collection #60. It is the curated version of our collection #45.
You might find 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.
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Lynne Thompson, Sarah St. Erth, Gerald Mann (P. Ghasemi), Sierra Millar, Thea Uttley, KnowledgeCollective, Dozie Ethelbert, Carol McClain Craver, Talat Yusuf, Computer Mechanic Inc., UNISX, Kristina Oberlander, Tavania Tran, Gled, Nedelcu Alina, Alex Artenie.
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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
Precious Takeaways from Insightful Stories Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Mental Health Implications of Gaming Addictions Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Things My Asian Wife Has Noticed About Western Culture Tim Denning
Liman Lab Reveals Mechanism of Sour Taste Nancy R. Gough, PhD
Why Is No One Talking About Chris Rock’s “Joke?” Melissa Kalt, MD
Here Are Some Stories From My Rerun Series Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
We Should Be Grateful That Billionaires Are Getting Richer Matt Lillywhite
Creating Characters — 5 Mistakes Beginner Writers Make Geri Spieler
100 Days of Writing: Day 60 — Experimentations with AI Alex Philippe
Women can Positively Alter their brain function by eating one thing daily Ange Dim
Earn $312 a Month with Referred Members Annie Wegner
Economists are claiming that Americans are wasting too much money on Housing Bloody blogger
How to Avoid Panic Stock Selling Brian Lamacraft
5 Best Places To Visit In Southeast Asia Bryan Dijkhuizen
Give A Slap Get An Oscar Caryn Leach-Smith
Use Instagram To Repurpose Your Blogs in a Creative Way. Cee Cee
Love Is Charlene Erazo
The Questionable Practice of Renting Friends and Family Members Charles Amemiya
The Biggest Challenge I Have Faced Writing On Medium So Far Chasing Dreams
Whetstone Cinis Viatorem
I Hit My Medium $50 Dollar month Milestone! (And I’m Thrilled!) Coke Francis
Read Times Cynthia A. Morgan
The 3 Best and Rarest Tips About Building Wealth I’ve Ever Heard Daniel Mesa
Dear Male Writers: Stop Doing These Embarrassing Things Daniella Gaskell
The Morality of Turtles David Todd McCarty
What Was Your Takeaway? Destiny S. Harris
Poem: The Power of Discipline Dharan.M
A Ship To Cross The Sea Of Suffering Divyata Dewan
Five Tips to Become Less Prone to Neurodegenerative Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Can Writers Fit In As Readers? Don Martin
I Feel Sorry For All the Women Actually Called Karen Edward John
The World’s Best-Loved Authors Breathe Life Back into A Girl’s Prose Elle How
Is Time Travel Possible? Ephraim Hallford
My Ho’oponopono Letter to My Inner Child Evelyn Lim
Your Stress-Free Manifestation Tools Made Easy With Unusual Items 🌸Exorcistinpink💮
This Powerful Tool Can Help You Navigate to the Career You Truly Want Farrah Smith
Another Young Boy Is Killed With A Gun Floyd Mori
25 Health Tips To Lose Weight Francesco Filippazzo
Lyon, France Gerad Carrier
What Are Ten Truths Everyone Should Accept In Life? — Here Is The Answer Gereon Wellmann ⚡
If Everything Is Tumbling Down, Watch Out : You’re About to Find Yourself Giuseppe
Are You Ready To Step Beyond The World Of Your Current Desire? Gregory Reece-Smith
‘King Richard’ and His Other Family — Textbook Definition of Dysfunction Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Hand-Picked Articles #61 Technology Hits
Curated Collection #92 ILLUMINATION
Family and Friends Who Don’t Support Your Writing are Toxic Ira Robinson
The Theory of Creativity J.D. Cunegan
9 Things You Need During the Aftermath of a Storm Jade M.
9 Things You Need During the Aftermath of a Storm
What I wish I’d had after hurricane Ida
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What If You Can Transform Your Life with a Single Thought Jessey Anthony
My Second Month on Medium JF Danskin
5 Habits That Made Cornelius Vanderbilt the Richest Man of His Time John Adam Ledford
The Voice Within Julienne M.
Women Don’t Want Average Guys, So Don’t Be Average! Justin Stinnett
Why Peace is Still Possible Kalyani Adusumilli
What if I’m Not the Main Character? Karen Remick
Taylor Hawkins May Not Be the Usual Rock Star Dies in Hotel Story Kat OM
The Ancient Brother of the Statue of Liberty in New York Kenan Kolday
I Don’t Care What White People Think, Will Smith Was Embarrassing Khadejah
I Wrote Outside of My Niche for One Month Kristina Segarra
Cool Stories 3/26/22 to 4/01/22 Lawson Wallace
Adaptive Battery Simplified Leigh Robbins
Work Balance Little Monster
A Woman Who Likes Being In Charge, A New Friendship, And A Cat Lucia Landini
Is This Really Happening In The So-Called South? Lwazi Mosley
It’s a Year Since We Began Our Money Challenge, This Is What We Did With Our £1,000 Malky McEwan
When Our Thoughts Are Tangled Michael Patanella
On World Peace Mary Cep
REITs: Invest In Real Estate Without a Downpayment Muhamed Muhamed
Daughter Finds Out Her Mother Poisons Her To Keep Her in Her Wheelchair Napoleon
Dating and Falling Asleep on Your Partner Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
5 Steps To Start A Zero Waste Journey Niharika Chhabra
My Career Shift from US-based IT Professional to Overseas English Teacher Pascal writes
Don’t Argue Over Principles Phil Rossi
If You Want To Be Happy, Do This At Least Once A Week Prince Verma
How To Start An Online Business For Free Richard Appiah
7 Sentences I Wish I Read When I Was 23 Rudi Xega 🇦🇱
3 Rules from Nature’s Complex Systems for Better Business Performance Sam Schreim
Healing The World Through EI. Samantha Drobac
3 Nutritional Mistakes Caused My Metabolism to Malfunction, Causing Fat Gain & Weak Muscles Dr Mehmet Yildiz
7 Ways to help you fight your Anxiety right now Santram Meena
Tailor Your Marketing for Each Social Media Platform for Increased Reach Scout Dawson
No Way I’m Joining That Sohail
I Am Letting Go Sydney Koel
9 Valuable Life Lessons Great Teachers Can Share with You Terence Kong
Stephen King is Wrong About This Tom Belskie
Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock Because He Could Toni Crowe
Read This If You’ve Ever Lost Friendships Toyin Zuleiha
Dr. Seuss and Marcel Proust and Me Trisha Ready
10 Signs You’re An Old Soul Wendi Lady
I Used New Writer Tips From Medium to Gain 1K Followers + 2 Viral Articles in my Second Month on… Yana Bostongirl
Over 20 ways to Make Money in the Gig Economy Yancy Dennis
Adam’s Depressive Thoughts Vanished after Undergoing Testosterone Replacement Therapy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These 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
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
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
We hope you enjoy the attached videos by Illumination YouTube Coordinator
This video gives tips on writing viral stories on Medium.
This video is an introduction to the value of YouTube for Medium Writers.
This video is about our quality checklist for writers to improve stories. This is an essential resource for our contributing 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 our inspiring editor Dr. Preeti Singh…
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.
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
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Reference Documents for Publications
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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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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