Editor’s Choice
Hand-Picked Articles #249
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Dear Readers and Writers,
We hope you had a great weekend. Today, we selected some engaging and informative stories from our curated collections written by experienced ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium contributors.
This new collection contains eclectic pieces in various writing styles, reflecting different voices. We ensured to cover many topics when selecting these stories from the repositories.
Our aim is to help writers grow their audience by introducing them to avid readers on Medium and other platforms while offering enjoyable stories to our readers. We believe you will find valuable content in this collection.
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Today ILLUMINATION editors introduced Annelise Lords by interviewing her. Here’s the interview script.
ILLUMINATION editors also posted a new collection covering newer stories yesterday.
Here is our previous collection for those who missed it.
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Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Today, we curated informative and engaging stories, mainly from ILLUMINATION and a few from our other publications as samples.
Curated Articles from ILLUMINATION Publications
Dominic Naturally Doubled His Testosterone in 3 Steps After 40 and Shrank His Waistline. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Keanu Reeves Is the Only Person That Consistently Unites a Deeply Divided America Tim Denning
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken
Remove Hate From Your Heart It’s Making You Spiritually Sick Ayodeji Awosika
To Become Great, You Need To Be Willing To Make Lots Of Mistakes Sinem Günel
Why Happiness is Hard(-er) to Achieve in America Anastasia Frugaard
Don’t Miss Out On A Trunk-or-Treat Event Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders Ben Rutt, PhD
Importance of Confidentiality in an Individual’s Life Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
The Search for the Best Route to Self-worth: Is there a Single Path, Or Are all Paths the Same? Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
Compassion — An Act or a Feeling? Cedric Johnson, PhD
Traveling the World in Search of Wholistic Health Remedies Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
11 Ways to Discern the Covert Narcissist Victim from the Covert Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
5 Stupid Mistakes Smart People Make When Finding Their Purpose in Life Kristie Leong M.D.
Winning Hearts Through Good Office Etiquette Of Bosses Dr. Preeti Singh
Scintillating Obscurity Dr. Fatima Imam
Gaia’s Hidden Gems Dr John Frederick Rose
Donald Trump Is Back to Twitter, So What Now? Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
You Know What, I Think White People Just Love Touching Me! Rebecca Stevens A.
From Eisenhower to Biden, Queen Elizabeth Met Every U.S. President but One George J. Ziogas
How I Make $350 for 20 Minutes of Work Jenn Leach
When Your Loved One Has Dementia and You’re Overwhelmed Bebe Nicholson
#RipTwitter Is Trending: There Still May Be Time to Save Your Tweet Data Jennifer Geer
Call of Duty Mobile Turns 3 Years Old Gareth Willey
Elon Musk Should Have Acquired Powerful Pokémon Instead Of Ailing Twitter. Jussi Luukkonen, MBA
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curator
Burnout Jump Starts My Creativity Amy Sea
To YouTube or Not to YouTube. My Marketing Friends, What Do You Think? Andrey Pilipets
Daily Done: Part 1 — A Sustainable Productivity System Alex Philippe
10 Unexpected Ways Las Vegas Shaped Me Alexander Yung
First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Love . . . Allison Bonilla
Your Actions+ Choices +Decisions= Poverty or Wealth Annelise Lords
Readers Love These Niche Publications by Creative Writers ILLUMINATION Amplifier
The 9 Most Popular Career Myths Almost Everyone Believes Antonis Iliakis
Why Do Men Future Fake? April Moons
Valentine Day Arbab Z.
How Magic Mushrooms Changed My Partner’s Life Benjamin Carter
You Don’t Have to Prove Your Self-Worth to Anyone but Yourself Beth Byfield
A Woman Accuses Snoop Dogg Of Raping Her In 2013 Bogdan Mtn
My Queen Brooke Ramey Nelson
Awaken with an Open Heart… Brooklyn Muse
Happy Love Your Work Day! Caryn Leach-Smith
How To Be Consistent in Writing Without Really Trying. Cee Cee
9 Ways to Come up with New Topics for Your Podcast Christina Szeman
I Earned $150 For Building an Email List Of 1800+ People Burk
How You Can Improve Your Productivity Instantly Calum James
Walking Meditation Mindfulness And Awareness Tips Carl Poland
Prevent and Treat Obesity in 3 Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Don’t Forget To Do This With Your Goals Destiny S. Harris
On Skins and Needles Elizabeth Emerald
Falling Can Cause Serious Consequences Floyd Mori
World Radio Day: happy birthday! Francesco Carrubba
Title Selection Techniques and Importance For Articles Gokhan Yalcuk
Disassociating/ The Conversation Haji
7 Signs You Are Too Plugged In to Social Media Jeff the Content Coach
I Used to Underestimate the Power of Social Media Jennifer Smith
So the future can be yesterday, again Jenny Lane
Why Should Writers Contribute to Technology Hits Publication on Medium ILLUMINATION Amplifier
10 Books That Changed My Life and Gave Me a Sense of Purpose: How Reading Can Make You a Better… John Adam Ledford
A Spiritual Triptych Harry Stefanakis
I Gave Employees Everything They Wanted. They Started a Side-Hustle And Left. James Williams
The Importance of Understanding Assets and Liabilities. Joseph Seifert
Fabulous Fun And Sun In The Canary Islands — Where I’d Take My Partner To KL Simmons
Ikigai — The Reason For Being. Labman Perspectives
I Fell in Love With the Girl Next Door Mark Hake
The Source & Power of Stupid Voice: The Most Irritating Voice in Our Heads Markus Scorelius
How to Accept Uncertainty Michele Thill
How to take your power back from a narcissist Mick McIntyre
How To Choose If Software Engineering Is The Right Career Path For You Mike Schnettler
Networking and Sharing Marsha Hamby Savage
Unleash Your True Potential and Leverage the Internet to Make Money Online MoneyCanWorkForYou
Here’s Why I Never Work Out If I’m Tired — I Don’t Want To Blow Up My Body and Mind, Nor Should You Rob Hourmont
No Nonsense Fat Loss. Day 2 Nasar Karim
Rank Your Video On YouTube Page One In 60 Seconds Or Less! Deon Christie
A Smartphone With No Battery is a Brick! Nick Stockton
3 Magazines and Websites That Pay Freelancers $225.00–1,500.00 Pamela Kazmierczak
So you want a “kick-butt” newsletter — one that “stands out from all the other “also rans”? Patrick OConnell
Grateful and Greedy for Such Brutal Boredom paulmartincurry
Try These Awesome Benefits Of Being Single Priyam Samantray
This Jeff Bezos Quote Changed The Course Of My Life Rafay Hiraj
Focus On Your Trajectory Randy Wolken
How to Make Money Online Using an Email Marketing Service in 2022 Richard Appiah
Don’t Chase Anyone or Anything. Rishab Batra
Empty Cave-a Poem Roxanne Barbour
7 Secrets to a High Performing You Sanket Pai
Lose Visceral Fat by Understanding the Intricacies of Six Critical Hormones Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Is fluoride in the water a cancer-causing dream killer or cavity protector? Shannon Piérre
Let’s Talk About eSports Today. Illumination Gaming
Life Advice From A 22-Year-Old Hunter S. Thompson Spencer Ellis
15 Awesome and Useful Open-Source Apps That You Need to Know Nuno Campos
THE LIGHT FACE OF REJECTION Story Taller
Benefits of Drinking Lukewarm Lemon Water in the Morning Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Slip Ups Tamila McDonald
Would You Drink Ayahuasca? The Sober Vegan Yogi
Understanding SEO Like a Professional Data Scientist Toni Koraza
Six Steps to Prevent Burnout amidst The Pandemic You, Me and Happiness
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Rain On Your Own Parade Helen Cassidy Page
The Only Way Forward From Heartbreak is Forgiveness David Mokotoff
How to Make the Most of Life — Even During a Shutdown Øivind H. Solheim
American Sexism — The History and Future of American Women Holly Kellums
Impeachment’s Real Issue! Trump, Himself, Is Secondary. Bill Myers
Asian Americans Should NOT Be Considered As Perpetual Foreigners Floyd Mori
How Working From Home Turned Me Into a Raging Drunk Harry Seitz
Our Emotions Are Not For Public Consumption Utpal Kumar
A Zillion Universes Shirley Willett
Distance America Zed
Loving Yourself On Your Worst Days Mila
5 Signs You’re On The Right Path In Life Urfa
How Your Own Mind Holds You Back James Jordan
How Exercise Changes Your Brain and Your Mood Maria Cross
How Exercise Changes Your Brain and Your Mood Shannon Hilson
Medium Recognized Me as a Top Writer in Social Media. Illumination YouTube Coordinator
What Are Boundaries and How To Identify Your Own Above The Middle
Don’t Point a Finger at a Dying Man Alan
A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking That Addiction You are Fed up With Amit Kumar
Dyslexia Always a Learning Disability? At One Time It Might Have Been an Advantage Lawson Wallace
Landlord Life: I increased rent by 19% and over $500 while keeping a Good Relationship with my… Amy Fujisaki
4 Month into the Pandemic I Had An Unexpected Creative Moment — I Painted A Few Pictures with… Joachim Guth
This Childhood Favorite Toy Was Named After a US President Aql
Love. . . Bob Jasper
The Tallest Man In Town Brian Dickens Barrabee
8 Best Places To Visit in Switzerland Bryan Dijkhuizen
Why Do You Have So Many Recurring Dreams? Christina Sponias
Why You Stare Inside Your Fridge Dakota Duncan
When to Plan for Your Pitch Dean J Murphy
Geographers Watching Movies: Schindler’s List. Dominik Formanowicz
The Idea Guy is Also a Bean-Counter Don Martin
Here’s How Minecraft Evolved Over the Years Illumination Gaming
The Secrets to Self-Love — Donna Malt Donna Maltz
How to Get People to Do What You Want Without Having to Do or Say Anything Emmanuel A. Anderson
Remain Animal During Screen Time Filip Cabra Makowski
The Homeless Woman We Met Recently Floyd Mori
Why I Need Another Tattoo Francesco Rizzuto
Greater Love Frank Ontario
6 Tips to Lower the Risks of Osteoporosis and Gain Stronger B Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
This too shall pass Hala Saneh
What is the Liposome and the Liposomal Drug Delivery? Hello100
It Was Just Lunch I. Trudie Palmer
Hip-Hop Is Not Music Ian Rush
A Dream In A Seed Iva Hotko
Ice Scream Float Iván Melicoff Abril
Vegetarians. Let’s live on the edge. Jan Sebastian
Threat to Democracy: Canada’s Faux Trucker Protests Turn Violent Jane Harris
Overcoming Monday Morning In a Typical Toxic Workplace Janice Eastman
Why We Love Watching Artificial Intelligence Fail Javier Menéndez
Starting Over Later in Life Jennifer Pierce
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
It Takes More Effort to Pretend You’re Working Jesse Bramani
I Wrote Over 10,000 Words In the Last 3 Day’s Thanks to an AI Tool John Adam Ledford
New Writers With Something to Say John Cunningham
Why Being Chosen Isn’t Always The Answer Julian Cosky
It’s the Last Leg of the Race, What I Need is Your Heart Karen Schwartz
Confessions of a Cinephile Katerina Zitta
What do our everyday Apps teach us? Kaushik Trivedi
My Uncle is on His Death Bed And Here’s What I’ve Learned About Death Khadejah
Please Don’t Call It Space Hotel kristin_missk
What Happened to Our Communication Skills? Kyra Bussanich
How to Establish a Powerful Routine and Start Craving Your Workouts Mark Clarkson
Rewire the Brain to Melt Unwanted Belly Fat Preventing Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Wow! Controversial stories get a million views MarkfromBoston
Coming to Grips with The Terrible Pain of Loneliness Mary Anne Hahn
Why you must routinely update your beliefs to make better decisions MB
11 Ways To Beat The Current Cost Of Living Rise Mike Lewis
MACA — Make Canada Great Again Misty Rae
Ethnic Discrimination: Native Americans says The USA Doesn’t Provide A Fair Labor System Mustafa Pekcandanoğlu
The glass is three-quarters empty N. A. Kazi
Homework: Getting it Done is Hard on Everyone Nick Stockton
Songs To Free Up To Nicola POWYS
Top 6 Big Data Jobs Niklas Lang
Stop thinking about what others think Nithila
Why Do You Write on Medium? Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
Not His Queen, But Close Enough Nova Binx
Almost Nothing Øivind H. Solheim
Websites and Magazines Paying Freelance Writers $100.00–500.00 For Fiction and Nonfiction Articles Pamela Kazmierczak
The Surprising Truth About Ambitious Goals No One Tells You Prince Verma
Synchronicity Randy Shingler
Catching up Robert Shaneyfelt
The Middle of Middle Age Scott-Ryan Abt
Hundreds of Bald Eagles Will Go North on Mississippi Flyway Sharon Johnson
8 Steps to a Killer Content Strategy Shea Cummings
Why Vitamin B12 Matters for Health & How to Address Deficiency Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Eight Physiological Reasons Not To Trust Your Weight Balance Teresa Morillas
What You Need to Know if Your First Crypto Experience was During the Super Bowl Tom Handy
Free Speech, Is It Free Anymore? Veritas Civis
7 Passive Income Ideas for Freelancers Vicky Hui
I Can’t Drown In My Misery Victoria Ponte
Seven Reasons To Be Happy You’re Single Wendy Scott
A Note On Quora And Simily William (Dollar Bill) Mersey
30 Years Ago: A Look Back at How The Pepsi 349 Promo Ended in Riots Napoleon
What Happens When an Introvert is Forced to Self-Promote Zaha Hyatt
Six Tips to Prevent Brain Atrophy and Lower the Risks of Mental Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Featured Writer Profiles
We included some sample stories from their collections. Please explore and enjoy their engaging pieces. They are regular contributors to Illumination.
Meet Jussi Luukkonen, MBA on Medium
Senior editor of Illumination Integrated Publications
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Thank you for reading these profiles and exploring their stories.
Let’s welcome the new writers who join us today.
Charlotte H, Mohan Chellaswami, John Leung, Suggest Me A Book, Brittany Ruiz, My Life as a Pig a Memoir by Kate-Lynne Pigg, Anne the Vegan, Dennis Hester, Somnath Singh, Roshan Joy.
Let’s also please give a warm welcome to recently joined writers. Some of them have already posted their first articles.
Thank you for supporting these new writers’ content. We keep their profiles for a few days in these collections to introduce you.
Bella Rose, Harsh N, Mark Vassilevskiy, Roman Filo, Mark Mahon, Jack Bohannan, Sekhar M. K., Narin Narula, Alfredo A. Pardo, Vivek Sinha, Sebastián Villafuerte, Ken Williams, shannon cb, shannon cb, E.I. Sultan, Blanche Durie, Savannah Carreno, Mihaela Roman, Ernestina, The Layman Speaks, Jennifer Pierce, Building Blocks, Jordan S, Danielle Morsberger, Akemi Sagawa, G. Hobson Goff III, Ross McWaters, Annalisa Filippi, Ross McWaters, Annalisa Filippi, Lisa Renard-Spicer, Rosie Stott, Just Jake, Agarwalpurav, Matthew Curtin, Dawn Ulmer, Stephenie Magister ✨, Chris Watson, Tariq Munir, Janet Chui, Mónica Esgueva, Jenna Tidd, Thomas James, Zeraton, Ahmed Okasha, Zoya Marinova, Veronica Llorca-Smith 💎, Kelvin Winter, Suzanna Quintana, Suzanna Quintana, Mitch Peterson, Joyce Nielsen, Monica Ray, Sam Naji, Shae Eloise Lamond, Mani Pathak, Hepza Hart, Lucía, Dave Smith, Simon The Fourteen, Elena Sanchez, Deon Christie, Stefan Pircalabu, Brontë, Malini, Daily Life Escapism, Jonathan R Lovins, Savannah Carreno, Chuck Frey, John Barr, Andrea O’Ferrall, Brett Jenae Tomlin, Jon Torrey, Anna Itzel Cazita, Francis Laleman, Giovanni Zúñiga, Claire Adams, John Crossman, Enda, Hakeem Gunn, Benjamin Marie, Euri Giles | Clareifi, Hernán Bueso, Mark Goblowsky, The Black Working Woman, Cherise Green, Jody Alyn, Prati Kaufman, Kshitij Gaikar, Amani I., Preethi Saravanakumar, Dave Chaimson, Salima Saxton, Hugo Rayne, Patrick Testa, David Castro Piñol, Mike G, Melissa Gray, Kenney Jones, Chris O, Paradigmshftr, Séverin Makengo, Patrick Crawford, Del, Ines Tavares, Hawwa M., Ashley Walker, Nix Noir, Dennis Hester, Michaela DG, Selbi Briggs, Caspar Mahoney, Laura B., Pacifica Goddard, Edoardo Romani, Ras Vasilisin, G. Covolo, Lize Richmond, Thomas Allen Moon, Goddess Matula, Haley Hougardy, Alexander, Irene Chu, Ivy Marie L, Arvind Telharkar, Kayla Hicks, Wennhaywood, Kai, Jeloze Ali, Christa Brian, Konner Blunt, Amy Liu, BK Johnsen, MaryClare StFrancis, M.A., Julie Gaeta, Colin Taisey, Susie Arnett, Robert G. Longpré, Gioia Dalosso, Aisha Ibrahim (ZP), Liz Hunt, Deon Christie, Maha Ahmed, Ibrahim Ali, Ram Musfi, Carolina Smith, Dennis Hester, Michele Cambardella, Yvens Serpa, Mariana Carvalho, Elias K, Glyn Bawden, Vytas Stoskus, AJN.
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We accepts both draft and self-published stories. However, 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 Published 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
Essential Checklist for Writers and Bloggers
How to Write Content Guaranteed to Get Views and Reads
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
7 Tips for Freelance Writers Dealing with Chronic Stress Effectively
What I Learned After Publishing 1,010 And Reading 100,000 Stories
The Joy of Selling 1,000+ Books In A Month With Minimal Investment
Science-Based Therapeutic Value of Expressive Writing for Mental Health
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.
Meet Editors of Our Publications
Collection of Editor Bios
Introducing Writers Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Curated Writer Bios
Learn about contributing writers of ILLUMINATION written by their pen
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Updates from Euphoria by Dr Yildiz, owner of our publications
I Write about Health as It Matters.
Invitation to ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel
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
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