Featured Stories
Curated Collection #96
Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we reviewed and selected engaging pieces covering various topics in this collection to give a quick taste of our diverse and inclusive publication, ILLUMINATION on Medium.
As 15,500+ writers contribute to our publications, we are grateful to publish and promote engaging, informative, and interesting stories each day.
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 #64. It is the curated version of our collection #48 by Illumination editors.
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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Kynnedy Smith, Palash Raghuwanshi, luminary leafyy, Alain Saamego, Stephen Goldhahn, Gip Plaster, Intuitive Living, Jacinta Palmer, Nasir Mazhar, WrittenMastery, Lauren Hall, Sriram Balasubramanian, Kurtis Hanni, StClair J. Grosvenor, Paul Cohen, Oliwia Wilk, Tatev Karen, Eric Kulbiej, Moksh Surange, Aysha Griffin, Allison Bishins Consulting, Aysha Griffin, Lauren Hall, John Jameson, Sreelakshmi, Andrew Joseph Davies, srinivasan Metta, Brandy Guilliot, AJ Hodges, Avinash, Katie Anderson, Sundar Visweswaran, M Mahfujur Rahman, Ph.D., Duane Michael.
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It will be great to introduce yourself in a story like the ones in this collection. Readers enjoy 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
My Australian Wife Refused to Revisit Amsterdam After Two Dramatic Incidents Dr Mehmet Yildiz
My Australian Son and Wife Gave Me Anguish in Singapore Dr Mehmet Yildiz
You Only Need 4 Focused Hours of Work Per Day Ayodeji Awosika
I Doubled My Writing Income Overnight By Following This Strategy Matt Lillywhite
Why Does the Meaning of Life Depend on the Meaning of Death? Christina Sponias
These 4 Simple Rules Are Enough to Get You Started as a Coach Alex Philippe
The time I went to prison and got acquainted with notoriously famous murderers. Alishah Savage
The Dark Hole With a Light A.H. Mehr
Lower Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease With Two Food Groups Ange Dim
There’s a War Going On Outside That the Media Won’t Talk About Aasha Anna
I created a discord server for people to connect, discuss, grow and have fun Abraham Hernandez
It’s Impossible For Creatives To Be Burned Out Alessia May
As A Creator You Secretly Learn More Than 21 Top Skills Aniket Saraf
A Secret Ingredient of the Strong Indian culture Animn
Hand-Picked Articles #63 Technology Hits
Why Compassion can lead to Effective Communication in Work? Anthony Cheung
The Karpman Drama Triangle Antonis Iliakis
3 Years Living Abroad and 7 Life Lessons Learned April Moons
Don’t Quit! We Love Your Stories Aql, aka "The Dozen"
Ancient Wisdom of the Earth Aswathi Ashok
Aaron Rodgers Deserves to be Pissed Brian Dickens Barrabee
The Top 5 Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs Brian Lamacraft
Gratitude versus Sad + Lonely Bridget Stella Ruxton Wilson
Shout Out to All Hippies… Brooklyn Muse
How to Gather Subscribers From Different Platforms In One Place, Automatically Burk
A Part of Me Dies When I Watch a Kevin Spacey Movie and Still Enjoy it. Calum James
Walking the City Walls Carol Price
Words Matter Be Sure To Use Them Wisely Chasing Dreams
What Impact Would It Have On Your Writing If No One Was Reading? Chris Freyler
How Can TikTok’s Amazing Strength Make The World Better? Cosmin Firta
Writing 10 Times a Day Will Not Kill Your Articles’ Quality Daniel Mesa
The Importance of Sexuality in Marriage DearLove
List of Acceptable, Non-irritating Words I May Use in a Story Don Martin
Advice My Mother Gave Me Elaine Hilides
Serendipitous Shock? Elizabeth Emerald
How Much Youtube Paid Me With Only 39 Videos in 2021 Elna Cain
The Quandary for Republicans: Who to Run for President in 2024 Eric Milch
Boost Your Consistency with This Tracker that Beats Procrastination Ezz El Din Abdullah
My African Grandparents Taught Me These Two Invisibly Effective Life Rules Fatunla Samuel
A Utah Rally For Transgender People Floyd Mori
A Dozen YouTube Video Ideas That Anyone Can Do! Francesco Filippazzo
Wild & Crazy to The Miraculous Frank Ontario
I Made $2.25 In My First Week On Medium Gabby Gabs
Fifteen Lessons For Better Decision-Making From The Art of Thinking Clearly Gereon Wellmann ⚡
Writing About Writing — How I begin my work Geri Spieler
A Leadership Short — Empowerment & Accountability Greg Sweeney
Three Life Lessons My Imperfect Garden Taught Me Hannah Altagracia
First month Roadmap for New Writers — Followers, Publications and Being Curated Helen Miao Yu
What I Learned About Character, Confidence, and Triumph From Oscar Winning Film “King Richard” Isabella Martin
The Russian Splinternet James Marinero
The Workplace Is Toxic — Here’s How to Reclaim Happiness Quickly? Janice Eastman
Profit with Ease: 4 Simply Amazing Steps Jeff Herring
How Can You Believe When It Seems Impossible? Jennifer Thompson
Graduate Student Workers Shouldn’t be Starving Jessica Hubbert
If You Plan to Post Articles Every Day, You Also Need to Plan For Dodging Burnout Joel Selby
60 Days on Medium and What I’ve Learned: Why I Love Writing on This Platform, Growing Quickly, and… John Adam Ledford
Title IX in my lifetime John Archer
Life-Improving Things You Can Do in the Shower Johnny T Page
What They Don’t Tell You About Living Abroad Josie Timberlake
You Are Never Defeated — Find Your True North Kevin Jahleel Ishimwe
Are You Being a Lazy Parent by Letting Your Child Watch Too Much TV? Kiran Kazim
Looking For A Way To Spice Up Your Little One’s Bedtime Story? kristin schuhknecht
My wife and I went on a Cruise, and We came back without my keys Lawson Wallace
7 Brutal Lessons My Grandma Thought Me About Money Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Is It Fat Shaming when Man Shows Concern About Wife’s Obesity? Lorrae
Sheila The Dog Lwazi Mosley
Personal Purgatory Madman Mischief
There’s a King Richard in Every Town Marjan Krebelj
How To Find The Sweet Spot In Life Matt Legg
Transgress with Me: Eleven of my Best May More
CAN HUMANS TRANSCEND LIMITED CONSCIOUSNESS? Michael Holford
No One Will Ever Feel Your Problems as Deeply as You Do Murtaza Ali
Medium Writing Advice: Find the Yin and Yang from Day One Napoleon
Everything takes time Nasar Karim
The Mysteries of Egypt’s Pyramids and the Secrets of the Pharaohs Nedelcu Alina
Dating and the Toilet Seat Debate Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
The Effect Of Globalisation On The Economy Nora
How to Live a Meaningful Life Øivind H. Solheim
A Skydiving Mishap Increased My Self-Confidence -1 Pascal writes
Self-Compassion: What Would You Tell Your Children? Roxy Wright
Are Assumptions Messing Up Your Life? 9 Easy Ways To Challenge Them Samira Holma
Do You Want To Make A Full Time Income Of Writing? A 30 Day Experiment Sara Burdick
How Failing to Call Fair Catch Made Me Amazing Sean Cordes
How Elon Fooled Us Once More Senn R.
Hand-Picked Articles #63 Technology Hits
B.B. King Ted's List
Context Is Important Teisha LeShea
Read This If You Are Utterly Lost In A Daydream Terence Kong
The Eyes Have It? Thesilkroads
Free Speech is not really free Thinkologie by Nicole
A Flawed Heart Repaired Vee Goldman
How to Become an Idea Machine, According to This Famous Digital Writer VRITANT
Thank you for reading these engaging stories.
Let’s Meet Editors Who Publish These Stories
We are grateful for the efforts of our editors who reviewed and published these stories on their own time. Our editors are volunteers who help writers succeed on Medium. They don’t earn money from publishing. They are also contributing writers. You can check their profiles from the following links and connect with them.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz — owner and chief editor
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
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 Karen Madej, top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION.
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
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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
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Here are the reasons Why Writers Need Personal Publications!
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
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