Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #144
Chosen by the content curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers

Dear Readers and Writers,
We curated excellent pieces from our experienced writers for your reading pleasure. You might add some of them to your weekend list. Thank you for your time and engagement in these curated stories.
It is a pleasure for our team to amplify the stories of our inspiring writers. Good stories never expire on Illumination publications.
Writers in these collections are creative, engaging, and experienced contributors to ILLUMINATION. These stories cover several topics. You might find your favorite authors via a keyword search (e.g., Ctrl F).
Today, ILLUMINATION posted a new collection, including newer stories.
We are grateful for your valuable feedback and reactions to stories shared in recent collections #141, #142, and #143 posted before.
Here are the links for those who might have missed the previous collection.
We are delighted several writers joined our publications. We welcome them using these collections and introduce them to our readers.
You might find introduction to new writers and writer-related stories at the end of this post.
Let’s please welcome the new contributors who joined us recently. ILLUMINATION is proud to add new contributors daily and support their content.
Please explore and enjoy these great stories.

Curated Articles from ILLUMINATION Publications
Here Is What Happened When I Experimentally Initiated Autophagy Decades Ago Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
5 Things I Learned from The Happiest People in The World Anastasia Frugaard
How Will You Be Smart In 2022? Dr. Preeti Singh
To Vocal.Media or Not to Vocal.Media? Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
The Toxic Masculinity of Late-Transitioning Transwomen Y. Vue
Normal will never return Dwayne Adderley, MBA www.dwayneadderley.com
Dear Cancer, Thank You For Killing My Father Roxy Wright
Why Writers Need Personal Publications ILLUMINATION
5 Ways to Beat Pandemic Blues! You, Me and Happiness
The Dream Killer Annelise Lords
You Were Aasha Krishnan
The Human Condition Annick Batamuliza
Ideology — A Crime Against the Soul Anthony Signorelli
The Evidence Was Right Under Their Eyes All The Time Aravind Balakrishnan
2 Rivers In Peril In One Thirsty State Arthur Keith
Reduce Chaos and Enhance Focus Barry Chaffee
A Therapist Told Me, “I’m The Only One Who Can Help You” Bonnie Joy Sludikoff
Reflections of My History of Santana Cathy Coombs
Rebuilding The Walls Dave Richards
Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Cautions. Illumination Gaming
How To Break Up With Junk Food Doug Timberlake
Tabletop Roleplaying: the Gateway to Creativity J.D. Cunegan
Harness The Power To Think For Yourself Jason Vu Nguyen
Never Have I Ever Abhishek Verma
To Follow or Not to Follow Allison Bonilla
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Monk Who Breathed Beyond the Boundaries Marc Farre
Thanks, Obama! It’s All Your Fault Marlon Weems
In 2022, I’m No Longer Writing For an Income Marlon Weems
80’s Fashions That Deserve A Comeback Misty Rae
What I Learned After Earning $1,200+ and 60,000+ Views In 6 Months Neil
People And Nature Are Interconnected Patrick OConnell
Grateful More for the Takeoff Than the Landing paulmartincurry
Your New Years Goals… Abika
Our Oceans Are Dying Joe Merkle
Work Hat Off, Evolvement On Josephine Sorciere
Read This Story And Raise Money For Charity Julian Cosky
Do You Want to Learn How Slot Machines Work? Illumination Gaming
The 10 Commandments of Dating! Justin Stinnett
People May Think They Are Too Strong For COVID Floyd Mori
Most Popular Medium Titles/Subtitles of All Time Gokhan Yalcuk
Everything is Everything I. Trudie Palmer
Realm of Quarkopolis — Chapter 1 Kathy K
A Message from the Archangels Jodie Helm
Be Your Own Hero Kim Kelly
Hand-Picked Articles #140 ILLUMINATION Amplifier
How To Make a Good Impression With a Quality Self-Introduction Email To Your Team Lucia Landini
40 Signs Your Girlfriend Is Toxic Qasim Adam
Get Involved with Coffee Times Writing Competition to Help you Build Your Audience Rosa de Saron C.
I Built a Terrarium for my Mental Health Rose Malana
Bravery, What Does It Really Mean? Maria Rattray
London Bridge Is Falling Down. Tina Viju
My Mushroom Experience Upen Singh
9/11, the Cincinnati Bengals, and a Normal Day Wes Putnam
The Role Introverts should play in the coming Collapse of the United States Markus Scorelius
The Gardener’s Song Gianni Bawn
Technology, Sales, Innovation, Politics, and Betty White Jacquelyn Lynn
The Psychology of the “3 Reasons” Custom Content Genius Template Jeff the Content Coach
Would you like to increase the chance of writing viral articles and blogs in 2022? Illumination Gaming
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Ever Wonder Why We All Think So Many Useless, Involuntary Thoughts? David Gerken
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Trees are Grieving Joachim Guth
10 Ways to Invest in Yourself and Build a Great Future Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Self-Reported Cases — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Love is an Equation with Three Unknowns and this is the Best Way to Solve It Story Taller
Meet Lilith Morningstaar by ILLUMINATION
How I Doubled My Earnings With a Change in Mindset Tavian Jean-Pierre
’Tis The Season to be Taxed The Business Period
What Happens To Autistic Children? The Silent Wave
Meet Karen Madej on YouTube by ILLUMINATION
Aspiring to Bourgeois Virtues Ellen Clardy, PhD
Why Great Leaders Saddle Up? Paul Myers MBA
They Lost Friendship Because of iOS and Android Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Australia Is the Best Place in the World to Live (If You like the Good Life) Tim Denning
4 Items Under $100 That Improved My Life Matt Lillywhite
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Teens, Screens, and COVID-19(s): A Parent’s Quick Guide to Screen Sanity Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Start Saving Early For A Comfortable Retirement Lanu Pitan
Meet Lanu Pitan
What Make Us Very Similar but Different? Afiyfah K. Waafi
Now Is The Time. Final Thoughts About Addiction Lady Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Four Ways you can Take a Successful Athletes Approach Towards Stress Management Ange Dim
Forgiveness Can Be A Cleanser Annelise Lords
The Passing of Thich Nhat Hanh Brings an Opportunity for Presence Benjamin Carter
The Purpose of the Editor Brooklyn Muse
Now You Can Listen To The Audio Of Any Article From Medium Brunette girl
Take These Steps if You Want to Grow Your Audience C. L. Beard
Why Successful Entrepreneurs Hustle Slowly! Caryn Leach-Smith
5 Habits Of Genuinely Happy People Chrissie Marie Massey
Effectiveness of Stem Cell Therapies for Covid Patients Dr Mehmet Yildiz
First to Forgive Dave Smith
2 Things You Can Do To Defeat Fear Destiny S. Harris
Meet the Guy Behind the Dating Sites’ Fake Profiles Dimitrios Fanourios Pischinas
How Forgiveness Can Help Your Mental Health Elle Blooms
How to Address Critical Risks of Metabolic Syndrome Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Knowing This One Thing Will Change Your Life Elle Sommer
Platforms for Departure Frank Ontario
Nine Brilliant Ideas That Will Help Your Articles To Go Viral Hidayatullah
Should We Search for Our Soulmate? James Hollomon
A Dangerous Battle for Your Brain Data Javier Menéndez
2022 is the Year of Hiring! Jeannette Seibly
Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars That Drive Results Jim McAulay🍁
Building a Life We Don’t Need a Vacation From John Egelkrout
Should I Pursue a Doctor of Philosophy Degree? Julius Evans
Twenty Hard-Earned Life Lessons Kathryn Staublin
Break The Silence And Get Featured By Medium’s Editors Kristina God
How The Powerful Is Fueling The Collective Naiveté Of Society Llewellyn (Lew) Daniels
Sometimes, Listen To Your Friends, Not Just To Your Heart Lucia Landini
When I Need More Money, I Just Work More Melissa Balick
How My Best Friend Escaped From Narcissistic Abuse Mila
How I Spent 6 Months Solo Backpacking Across Europe Natalie Yap
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
Bill Gates’ “Think Weeks” Might Be Your Solution for Anything Noah Nelson
Is Cancer Preventable? Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Definitive Guide to Getting Work Paul Coogan
Experiences or Stuff — What Gives You Real Happiness? Purbita Chakraborty
How to Address Critical Risks of Metabolic Syndrome Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I’m An Effing Rainbow Roxy Wright
Strong New Evidence Suggests a Virus Triggers Multiple Sclerosis Ruben Bouma
Introduction and Bio: Ryan Knutson Ryan Knutson
If Sameer Verma
Tribute to the Beautiful Life of Auschwitz Survivor Eddie Jaku Sapna M
I’m Starting to Forget My Life Scott Leonardi
OSRS Shattered Relics League — First Look Sebastian Calderon
Be a Master, not a Jack. Shashi Sastry
Cheering Suntonu Bhadra
Are We Missing Something about Omicron? SURYASH KUMAR
Pre-Dawn Ulf Wolf
What the Black Panther Party Taught Me About Being a Successful Investor Richelle Délia, PhD
What Made Me Read This Book End-to-end Within 24 Hours Vritant Kumar
Minimum Technique Maxim Benefit Larry Nowicki
If You Want To Read Only One Book On Money, Read This Book Prince Verma
Let’s Talk About Idiocysnracies of Teabagging in Gaming Illumination Gaming
Insightful Life Lessons from Personal Stories Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Let’s welcome the new writers who join us today.
Shura Hanna, Stupid Philosophy, Genevieve Hayes, PhD, Catherine Aragon, Ana M. Lopez, Muhammad Usman, Olivia F, Wambui Njuguna, Azhar Shah, Marianne Simon, mind.bubble, Mark Sanford, Ph.D., Jan Carroza, Vee H, Subham Subedi, Chris Pick, Julianna, Kalsoom A., Kimberly Carlson Aesara, Assumpta, Arslan Sheraz, Azhar Shah, Elizabeth Raley, Katarzyna Portka, Musunuru Sharmila, Ayush Jain, Leo Sadeq, The Love Blog, Irfana Anjum, Musunuru Sharmila.
Let’s also give a warm welcome to recently joined writers. Some of them have already posted their first articles. Let’s support their content!
Mary Shambro, Jay Stories, Caleb Weingarten, Ronas IT, Tim Carden, Neil Nkoyock, Christina Costello, Abhishek Sainani, Daphne Peña, Anwesha Mishra, Juan Cienfuegos, Nadeem Aftab, Akhtar Ali, Krishna Patel, Ben Roland, Catherine McNally, Jackie Olsen, Liza Carver, keyda, ax, Alice Christine, Vignesh RS, Hassan Faheem, Shaqib Akram, James Goodman, Nancy Oglesby Wellness, Sudarsan Karki-SuperSudar, This is Sabrina Nicole, BothSides, Julia Dennis, Blockchainerzz, Hassan Faheem, TheConchLife.com, Benazir Albashir, Dhruv Hegde, Pierre Matile, Ashley Hague, Tiffany Ventic, Emma Granha piati, Bernhard Mueller, Sherri Donohue, Jessica H., Glodean Champion, Dianne M. Daniels, Abby R, Lea, Vincent, Dash, Pamela Oglesby, Michael Okafor, Wealthly, Ideas To Grow, Carlos Gonzalez, RAW, srinivasan Metta, Monomit Bhowmik, Julian Lawrence, Trey Natherson, Natalie Wilmet, Fatima Naveed,
Meet new writers joined when this collection originally prepared by ILLUMINATION editors
Let’s welcome these relatively new writers and explore their stories by clicking on the profile links below. Most of them already contribute to our publications.
Collaboration between writers and readers is a success factor on Medium.
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The key consideration for new contributors is to review the onboarding pack quickly, as it includes publication-specific information for a smooth transition. I attached it below.
As a benefit of fast publishing, your stories will start earning income and finding more readers quickly.
Please caption your photos and ensure that that they are not copyrighted: either belong to you or from free sources. Not captioning and using copyrighted photos waste our editors’ precious time and cause delays in publishing your stories.
Please Note that not captioning images and using copyrighted photos will lead to rejection of stories.
ILLUMINATION provided guidance to new writers on collection #128.
We are sorry for the publishing delays. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Your stories will be published eventually.
You may also consider self-publishing as we accept them. However, draft submissions might bring more readers so it is up to you.
We accepts both draft and self-published stories. But, editors give priority to drafts as these stories need to find readers waiting in the queue for a while.
Let’s Meet Our Editors Who Publish These Stories
The following stories cover the profiles of our volunteer editors.
These volunteer editors are the ones reviewing and publishing the stories in these collections. They are from various time zones clearing the publication queue on their precious time daily.
Meet Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Dr Mehmet Yildiz Chief Editor and Owner
Helpful References for New Writers
New writers might check out these stories as they are designed to guide them.
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
Copyright Matters: Zero tolerance to plagiarism on ILLUMINATION
Helpful Guides for All Contributors
Onboarding Pack for New Writers
New writers, please read this pack before submitting your stories.
Guiding Posts on our Publications
Publication-related stories can be accessed via this collection.
Introducing Writers Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Meet Editors of Our Publications
Collection of Editor Bios
Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication
Invitation: Join ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication as a Writer
Publications by Our Writers on Medium
Why Writers Need Personal Publications
Updates from Euphoria
I Write about Health as It Matters.
Illumination Fiction Club
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
Invitation to Potential Writers
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