Featured Stories Issue #49

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ge Your Life, You Could Follow Dwyane Wade’s Example</h1><div id="a810" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/if-you-want-to-change-your-life-you-could-follow-dwyane-wades-example-6b17e38ab01e"> <div> <div> <h2>If You Want to Change Your Life, You Could Follow Dwyane Wade’s Example</h2> <div><h3>Finding ways to earn income takes a little bit of skill, planning, and luck.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*GM16FyR4XQyogGGTXEIBEg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="effd">Ms Fischer</h1><h1 id="7452">Teaching During Covid-19</h1><div id="a47c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/teaching-during-covid-19-3adbfa666310"> <div> <div> <h2>Teaching During Covid-19</h2> <div><h3>An Update</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*y9fpbMszOWFgVMqb)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0b19">Susan Foster</h1><h1 id="a1ce">He Wasn’t Standing Where He Was Supposed To Be</h1><div id="c12c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/he-wasnt-standing-where-he-was-supposed-to-be-52943855a79"> <div> <div> <h2>He Wasn’t Standing Where He Was Supposed To Be</h2> <div><h3>…but Billy was</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*fJpg_Ry0mL99GI-B.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="5056">Antonieta Contreras</h1><h1 id="1631">Let’s Talk About Trauma</h1><div id="6589" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/lets-talk-about-trauma-1992c15281bc"> <div> <div> <h2>Let’s Talk About Trauma</h2> <div><h3>We are talking about trauma all wrong</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*8DGmUTQYgO_PKDTfB0sAwA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="ed2e">Angelina Der Arakelian</h1><h1 id="c5bb">What if you Could Live a New Life Everyday?</h1><div id="82a6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-if-you-could-live-a-new-life-everyday-3c8c6f2e230d"> <div> <div> <h2>What if you Could Live a New Life Everyday?</h2> <div><h3>Seeing the world through a creative’s eyes</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*hZQPGMWpb5T9Hrrl3vdHug.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="16c9">Linda Kowalchek</h1><h1 id="ca33">Could You Make a Career Out of Medium? — Part Two</h1><div id="d43c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-follow-up-to-could-you-make-a-career-out-of-medium-7ab6f56d89a0"> <div> <div> <h2>Could You Make a Career Out of Medium? — Part Two</h2> <div><h3>Let me tell you how to make the big bucks.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*M-Jb5yDyeEm3px4fF9pQAA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="9a71">Liangcai Chen</h1><h1 id="b30f">Can Travel Be Stress-free?</h1><div id="773c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/can-travel-be-stress-free-4a5db325d91b"> <div> <div> <h2>Can Travel Be Stress-free?</h2> <div><h3>Perhaps you are asking the wrong question</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*n0QAWIbmVbIpYm5vUyrnMg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="dd52">Anthony Jackson</h1><h1 id="cacf">The Passenger</h1><div id="f4d7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-was-alive-once-8a8dd0ed0ff"> <div> <div> <h2>The Passenger</h2> <div><h3>A poem about death.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6ANjm9o9dAqg6DCcmBbjXg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="5a87">Randy Wolken</h1><h1 id="e235">You Are More Powerful Than You Believe</h1><div id="1562" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/you-are-more-powerful-than-you-believe-c8379e4a606b"> <div> <div> <h2>You Are More Powerful Than You Believe</h2> <div><h3>What’s the secret to increasing your power and influence?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*cCVYHy8-tg6uJ0f9)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="a815">Steve B Howard</h1><h1 id="8650">Where My Writing Currently Earns $for Me</h1><div id="ebcc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/where-my-writing-currently-earns-for-me-800bfe400586"> <div> <div> <h2>Where My Writing Currently Earns$ for Me</h2> <div><h3>All the sites I’m on that pay me (at least a little bit).</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nAUUnxf_Z70UffGM)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2c32">S M Mamunur Rahman</h1><h1 id="afce">Things You Should Never Do in Japan</h1><div id="f3c8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/09-things-you-should-never-do-in-japan-a6f11b619f58"> <div> <div> <h2>Things You Should Never Do in Japan</h2> <div><h3>Don’t embarrass yourself in a foreign land.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AePvjSbiOQgEzN5dvQPjjQ.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="afe0">Jennifer MacDonald</h1><h1 id="b769">We Are Not Okay</h1><div id="3025" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/we-are-not-okay-281aa9ba1e39"> <div> <div> <h2>We Are Not Okay</h2> <div><h3>A poem to express my current feelings as an essential worker during the pandemic.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*b3xN-MxENeRTXrJE)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4845">Stuart Englander</h1><h1 id="adbb">Day Tripping: April 19</h1><div id="0b5d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/day-tripping-april-19-44abcf329c34"> <div> <div> <h2>Day Tripping: April 19</h2> <div><h3>First Shot, Last Stand, and Mass Terror</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*uCrnnwz_x9Jlh2GHOS33VQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b8b8">Aldric Chen</h1><h1 id="183c">Yes, I have 27 Hours In A Day and I Earn $145,283.10 From Writing. A Brilliant Life, Isn’t It?</h1><div id="ffa4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/yes-i-have-27-hours-in-a-day-and-i-earn-145-283-10-from-writing-a-brilliant-life-isnt-it-b9ab984541e"> <div> <div> <h2>Yes, I have 27 Hours In A Day and I Earn$ 145,283.10 From Writing. A Brilliant Life, Isn’t It?</h2> <div><h3>Oh yes, Life Creator loves me.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*UK2y_puWGZCRzE6vck43Cw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="9deb">Liam Ireland</h1><h1 id="c11c">How To Go About Writing</h1><div id="8724" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-go-about-writing-b96810359ced"> <div> <div> <h2>How To Go About Writing</h2> <div><h3>It's all about sex, apparently</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*GCLLjwtemT9ZB2qMJ4353A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="00d7">Sahil Patel</h1><h1 id="731f">8 Small Ways To Make You Feel Happier In The Next 5 Minutes.</h1><div id="fc54" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/8-small-ways-to-make-you-feel-happier-in-the-next-5-minutes-a59781aa625d"> <div> <div> <h2>8 Small Ways To Make You Feel Happier In The Next 5 Minutes.</h2> <div><h3>Happiness is a choice, so choose to be happy.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*BkynGH35I1uTOqXWA94JHw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="8e03">Lucienne</h1><h1 id="2fd8">Going Blue</h1><div id="7ada" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/going-blue-5845d5f3ab20"> <div> <div> <h2>Going Blue</h2> <div><h3>He knows I would die for him. | A poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*YnDtL7wFS3qU3a66)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="e441">Ivette Cruz</h1><h1 id="1d6d">Blue Ocean</h1><div id="18ad" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/blue-ocean-aa151dbcd501"> <div> <div> <h2>Blue Ocean</h2> <div><h3>A haiku for the ocean</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*G5Jfwo6uGBtMSOkpFiMtJg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="da15">Patrick M. Ohana</h1><h1 id="f8f1">For Anthi Kanéna</h1><div id="b3e1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/for-anthi-kan%C3%A9na-1697741a4c66"> <div> <div> <h2>For Anthi Kanéna</h2> <div><h3>An acrostic sonnet</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*txNU8zllii9er_cOss1U4g.gif)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7d27">AHK</h1><h1 id="b76c">Are You Lacking These Abilities to Be a Better Writer?</h1><div id="1fb5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/are-you-lacking-these-abilities-to-be-a-better-writer-113566f10038"> <div> <div> <h2>Are You Lacking These Abilities to Be a Better Writer?</h2> <div><h3>Skills to help you become an exciting writer</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*xK5FovMesGaHE6W6W040vA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="5370">Bill Abbate</h1><h1 id="6f1f">How to Find Blessings and Opportunities in the Difficulties of Life</h1><div id="f19a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-find-blessings-and-opportunities-in-the-difficulties-of-life-d64a8d9552e3"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Find Blessings and Opportunities in the Difficulties of Life</h2> <div><h3>The importance of dealing with everyday difficulties the right way</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rCJ5IUM3NsXtb9nH2Mf6MA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7a17">Esther George</h1><h1 id="11ac">After So Much Of Talk, Are We Truly Capable of Unconditional Love?</h1><div id="3881" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/after-so-much-of-talk-are-we-truly-capable-of-unconditional-love-da89694fec9d"> <div> <div> <h2>After So Much Of Talk, Are We Truly Capable of Unconditional Love?</h2> <div><h3>It’s not unfair to set conditions, just quit calling it unconditional when it’s not.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*8hnJu_hWpGb6PbJaOSWisw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="e1d7">Rose Blog</h1><h1 id="862a">The art of letting go</h1><div id="78a3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-art-of-letting-go-798d4fa3c45f"> <div> <div> <h2>The art of letting go</h2> <div><h3>What your heart and thoughts could create, once you set yourself free?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*UHW5mIyI_I_zI48hOLRSXw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="fef5">Veronika Kaufmann</h1><h1 id="9b69">The Innovative Insomniac</h1><div id="5675" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-innovative-insomniac-c86b3be1c479"> <div> <div> <h2>The Innovative Insomniac</h2> <div><h3>just go with it</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ccLWq5rtGzjTKp_s.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2d4a">Jay Toran</h1><h1 id="88da">A Little About Me — Jay Toran</h1><div id="66a6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-little-about-me-jay-toran-e354dd798d82"> <div> <div> <h2>A Little About Me — Jay Toran</h2> <div><h3>Introducing the Persona Behind the Faceless Businessman</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*IKy79pPKWqh70iGDryxGQQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="8c91">Michele Thill</h1><h1 id="bb39">5 Activities That Promote Inner Peace</h1><div id="7da7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-activities-that-promote-inner-peace-24ce99450148"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Activities That Promote Inner Peace</h2> <div><h3>Start today and feel better — starting today</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*4CVQgq_Q1_MMk5jx126gIg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2a1d">Andrew Lalchan</h1><h1 id="ce5d">Ingenuity Flies On Mars Making History</h1><div id="f4eb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/ingenuity-flies-on-mars-making-history-22784cb7772c"> <div> <div> <h2>Ingenuity Flies On Mars Making History</h2> <div><h3>Latest update on the historical flight of Ingenuity the first on another planet.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*llYzhA4k6IxqHp6HjZkySQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="03e0">Heber Rowan</h1><h1 id="76e5">Election monitors during COVID-19</h1><div id="cfe5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/election-monitors-during-covid-19-2c9d47e5a839"> <div> <div> <h2>Election monitors during COVID-19</h2> <div><h3>The status of overseas election monitoring from Ireland’s perspective amid the COVID pandemic.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*X0Aj6Sdr9v-QYQ5e.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="c7f4">Misbah Ul Haq Syed</h1><h1 id="420c">City Of Golden Sands — Sharjah</h1><div id="00ca" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/city-of-golden-sands-sharjah-31831581e11b"> <div> <div> <h2>City Of Golden Sands — Sharjah</h2> <div><h3>Episode 4</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ZmaRh-O4_QmgFE-j)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="bb62">Ann Venkataraman</h1><h1 id="4348">The Real-Life Game of Thrones</h1><div id="2a58" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-real-life-game-of-thrones-2c42583af42f"> <div> <div> <h2>The Real-Life Game of Thrones</h2> <div><h3>World’s Longest Epic</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ydq-8bsK6kj0ZQqwVzRZhA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="fad8">Betsy Ramser Jaime</h1><h1 id="bd73">5 Powerful Ways You Can Find Ideas as a Content Creator</h1><div id="15e1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-powerful-ways-you-can-find-ideas-as-a-content-creator-25cc402ca30b"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Powerful Ways You Can Find Ideas as a Content Creator</h2> <div><h3>Using free resources that you already use</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*bHxMnHVnYi0O06_J)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6dce">Selina Hajarat</h1><h1 id="2283">Pack a Bag and Disappear</h1><div id="7faa" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/pack-a-bag-and-disappear-95c69eed2322"> <div> <div> <h2>Pack a Bag and Disappear</h2> <div><h3>when you can’t muster up strength to fight anymore, pack a bag and go</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nzHi-RmWa8gI52E_)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7c11">Ethan C. Wright</h1><h1 id="3b9f">How to Overcome an Unhealthy Childhood Habit</h1><div id="e93f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how

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Daily Digest from ILLUMINATION

Featured Stories Issue #49

Selected stories from 9,400 writers supporting 93,500+ readers on ILLUMINATION

Collection of Featured Stories

Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATION

Index of Published Book Chapters

Easy access to chapters for readers on Medium

Invitation To A Writing Challenge

Share your concerns and aspirations in a story

100 Day Challenge For New Writers

How to grow and become a top writer on Medium in three months

Dr Mehmet Yildiz

How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month

How To Create A 30,000 Words E-book In A Month

Practical steps to produce a manuscript with 1,000-word a day

Interview With Keri Mangis

Interview With Keri Mangis

Author of “Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness”

Lisa Wathen

Eulogy for the World

Eulogy for the World

Grief in the Time of Covid

The Maverick Files

We’re All Instinctively Racist — Anti-Racism Is Our Battle With Ourselves

We’re All Instinctively Racist — Anti-Racism Is Our Battle With Ourselves

Understanding the problem is the start of the solution.

Claire Kelly

Today I Woke up to Speak

Today I Woke up to Speak.

But I was silent instead.

Thewriteyard

Virtual Travel at Its Best

Virtual Travel at Its Best

My experience with Mapcrunch

Dr. Preeti Singh

Why do I love To Appreciate The Contribution Of People?

Why do I love To Appreciate The Contribution Of People?

I feel like recognizing the true value of the doer.

Yewande Adeleke

I Failed My PhD Program

I Failed My PhD Program

It hurt, but came with great life lessons…

Tree Langdon

There Are 75 English Words for Anger

There Are 75 English Words for Anger

It’s the go-to emotion these days.

Ed Matthews

From Athlete to Fat-lete

From Athlete to Fat-lete

Why I gained 68 pounds after my athletic career ended

Cristina Comunian

Frozen in a Relentless Restlessness

Frozen in a Relentless Restlessness

E.A. Poe’s The Man of the Crowd is the man of our crowd, ahead of its time

Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.

Dyslexia before IDEA

Dyslexia before IDEA

Have You Ever Gone Word Blind?

Elisabeth Khan

Daididau: From Obscure Poem to Worldwide Hit

Daididau: From Obscure Poem to Worldwide Hit

(and unofficial anthem of Kazakhstan)

Arthur Keith

These 5 Cities Are Growing Faster Than Your Kids

These 5 Cities Are Growing Faster Than Your Kids

But where are their Black residents?

Mia Z. Edwards

Satan’s Territory

Satan’s Territory

Flying Over The Devil’s Triangle Was My First Religious Test

Ryan Gilley

Please Don’t Wish Me a Happy Memorial Day

Please Don’t Wish Me a Happy Memorial Day

How this Veteran sees that day

Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

How Integrating Google Calendar and ToDoIst Helped Me Manage a Stressful Workload

How Integrating Google Calendar and ToDoIst Helped Me Manage a Stressful Workload

This is right up your alley if you love visually based planners and are distractible as a squirrel

Misbah Ul Haq Syed

City Of Lights — Karachi