CURATED COLLECTION
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #2
Curated articles from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
In 2022 we created an initiative called Reading Club for Members, but due to our hectic workload, we couldn’t promote it as much as we desired. Considering the dropping views informed by writers, we want to re-activate this initiative and create more views and reading times for our contributors.
Today, we selected some engaging and educative stories from our unique publication Illumination-Curated, supporting experienced writers to give a quick taste to our new readers.
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Please explore and enjoy these chosen stories from our vast collection.
Chosen Stories for ILLUMINATION Reading Club
Here’s How Mastering Procedural Memory Can Take Your Writing to the Next Level. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Hope Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to be David Gerken
Most Unromantic Things About America, According To My Danish Husband Anastasia Frugaard
The Red State Murder Problem Hoax Brian E. Wish, PhD
My Journey into The Past Dr Michael Heng
A Periodic Vision Statement Revision Is The Guiding Light Of Successful Medical Practice In 2023 Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Creating an Innovative Culture Dr. David Martin
Flying Wing Aircraft Trends. Dr John Frederick Rose
Signs That Someone No Longer Cares About You Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
Why You Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Chat GPT for Your Scientific Papers Dr Prashanth Panta
The Broken Plate Teaches Life’s Lessons: Learnings From Alexander The Great Dr. Preeti Singh
Business Opportunities in the Golden Age of Mass Shootings Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
Make Up Your Damn Mind! Martha Manning, Ph.D.
You’re shelving your books wrong wrong wrong! Britni Pepper
How to Be an Influential Writer — 33 Insights from a Pro Desiree Driesenaar
Top 20 Movies Gamers Might Love Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Last Swim I Had With My Sister Rebecca Romanelli
Apparently I died on July 17, 2016 Peter Ling
My Brother Loved Morocco, I Couldn’t Bring Myself To Visit It After He Died Rebecca Stevens A.
3 Unexpected Lessons from My (Failed) High-Carbohydrate Diet Experiment Nicole Linke
To Every Leader Around The World Paul Myers MBA
Happy Kwanzaa — Nia EP McKnight, MEd
Want To Be Super Healthy And Super Chill? Erin King
100 Genuine Ways to Live a Better Life This Year. Genuinely. Emily Wilcox
Death is a Reminder That Time is Finite AJ Krow
Four types of people in the world Bill Abbate
Luxury Lives in Washington, D.C. Douglas Pilarski
I Make Resolutions Every Day. I Don’t Wait for the New Year. A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
The ‘Glass Onion’ Knows More about Your Inadequacies Than You Think Andrew Jazprose Hill
A List of My Most Read Stories in 2022 Anne Bonfert
How to Put Profits First Anthony Signorelli
What We Lose If We Lose The Colorado River: A Travelogue Arthur Keith
If You Knew How Fast You Can Heal, Lose the Body Fat, and Feel Great, You’d Be Banging Your Head… Rob Hourmont
Three Effective Ways to Control Your Hunger Hormones Maria Cross
Getting Yet Another Last Minute Invite Aza Y. Alam
How Microsoft Tried to Lock Out Web Browser Competitors Barry Silverstein
Verified Charities for Earthquake Relief Bashar Salame, D.C
Why doing the “boring stuff” works in business Ben Copy
MSN Comment Rejected — Why? Bill Myers
How to Avoid Self-Sabotage in Your Writing Jennifer Geer
Was it a Miracle? Bob Jasper
Insider Advice From An Editor Tree Langdon
Everything You Experience Can Have a Positive Impact On You Borut
Almost Killed and Nobody Cared Brian Dickens Barrabee
Hippies, Wisdom, Springsteen, Dylan, and You. Brooklyn Muse (editor)
Blog Posts Do Nothing To Solve Any of the World’s Problems George J. Ziogas
Shocking News — CEO of South Africa’s Electricity Utility Survives Murder Attempt Caroline de Braganza
WHAT HARRY DOESN’T REALISE IS THE MEDIA IS USING HIM Claire Michaeljohn
17 Subtle Signs You’re a Starseed Crystal Jackson
Saying Goodbye to the Year 2022 and Ringing in the New Year Debbie's Reflection
We Are All Born Right-Handed Deborah Barchi
The Good Soul Waits America Zed⚡
Boomers Have a Message For You Before We Kick the Bucket Debra Groves Harman, MEd
How To Exercise Corporate Savvy-ness in a Remote Work Setting Dennis De Silva
The Owl and the Pussycat Duncan Klein
I Quit Medium for 18 Months; This is What I Learned Ella
The Message Is To NOT Give Up Floyd Mori
Waiting for the Night Frank Moone
Light & Consciousness [3] Frank Ontario
Uninstalling This App Turned Out to Be Detrimental to My Health Gareth Willey
Why ChatGPT is Dumb and Fooled by Easy Patterns Isaiah McCall
Why Do Airlines Get Away With This? Harlan Brothers
Why We All Lose in the Culture War James Jordan
Clap up to and Including 50 Times per Story. Jarrett Wilson
Let’s Decolonize our Brain Jean Carfantan
How to Convert Your Article into a Profitable Course Jeff the Content Profit Coach
A Millennial Korean Upbringing Jess Eunse
4 Encouraging Strategies I Used After a Break Jessie Vee
Expanding My Footprint Jill Ebstein
Life “Ain’t” Fair -Learning to Turn “Why Me?” into a Positive Experience Joan Gershman
The Slow Creep of Inflation or The Allegory of the Frog in Boiling Water Joe Luca
Becoming a Travel Writer is an Adventure John M Dabbs
Stuck ~ In Limbo, Out Of Work, & In A Slump Judy Musgrove
Goodbye, Redux Julia E Hubbel
Short Cuts for New Medium Writers Julius Evans
“The Power of Deep Work: How to Achieve Laser-Like Focus and Boost Your Productivity” Karthick Nambi
Begin, Began, Be done, Crushing Procrastination Kevin Farran
Has Black Lives Matter Movement Changed Anything? Krishna V Chaudhary
The Third Front in Russia’s War to Erase Ukraine: You Lester Golden
Not Just a Trifle Linda Osipow ~ Crazy, Almost Old Farm Wife
Remembering My Senior Cat Spot Lucia Siochi
The Beginnings of Grief: Getting Through Martha Manning, Ph.D.
The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met Martin D. Hirsch
How to Deal With a Broken Heart Martin Vidal
I Began To Fall: Always Look Before You Leap May More 💜 Tales
Celebrating One Year Sober Melissa Raise
Confessions of a Recovering Christian Nationalist (Part 2) Michael Hollifield
Are Medium Followers Important? Molly Freytag
Love in the Age of Dating Apps Can Be Fatal in India Napoleon
“Justice” and Kavanaugh Penofgold
Where did ChatGPT get its knowledge? René Junge
How Plants Say Ouch! Rich Sobel
InCubation Robert Trakofler
(12 of 12): ‘10,000 Instructors in Christ’ vs. Very Few ‘Fathers of the Gospel’ Called by God Roger Himes Esquire
Guard Your Heart, But Don’t Isolate It Rosennab
Kissing the Frog Ruth Smith
Neuroplasticity: The Secret to a New You Segun Ojediran, MSc
In Session (22) Shadowgnosis
Can’t Find your Motivation Sherrie Hurd Hyatt
Top 5 TV Series from Netflix in 2022 Stephen Dalton
The Weak Shall Inherit The Earth Steve QJ
IFF Research Sumera Rizwan
Old Photo Revival Project: Street Photographs in Bangladesh, Part III Suntonu Bhadra
Had a Negative Covid Test? Nose Swabs Are Unreliable — Try a Throat Swab Susie Kearley
Watch Your Anxiety! tarun bhatt
Keeping His Name TDO Timothy
Worthy Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
Russ and the Magic Bus Tim Ebl
The Hard Truth Why You Need to be Like Tom Brady as a Writer Tom Handy
My Brush With Greatness Tom Hanratty
My Leadership Challenge In 2022 Prepared Me for 2023 Toni Crowe
Love Thy Neighbor, But Don’t Judge Them! Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
What Kind of an Actor Are You in Your Own Film? Ugur Akinci
Guilt and Fear are Utilized by Others to Put You Down Utpal Kumar
AI is Not the Enemy Vanessa Robinson
Revolutionizing Note-Taking — How ‘Craft’ is Changing the Game Over Evernote and Notion wordsmithwriter
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Helpful References for New Writers
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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
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