CURATED COLLECTION
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #4
Chosen stories from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Today, we selected some engaging and educative stories from Illumination publications, supporting all levels of writers to give a quick taste to our new readers.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are diverse and inclusive. We have several publications allowing different levels of writers. Now 21,000+ writers contribute to our publications.
Our goal is to create visibility for engaging and inspiring stories, increase reading times for these writers, and help them build their audience.
Our approach to curation sets us apart from the norm, as we intentionally deviate from the usual selection of polished and highly appealing topics penned by accomplished authors that cater to the majority.
Instead, we strive for inclusion by embracing diversity across all levels of expertise and welcoming contributions from writers across the spectrum.
Our curated content spans a wide range, encompassing both refined and raw material, ensuring there’s something for every discerning reader’s taste and inclination.
We believe in providing a platform that resonates with a diverse audience, offering inspiration and empathy to all who engage with our carefully curated collection.
In 2022 we created an initiative called Reading Club for Members, but due to our hectic workload, we couldn’t promote it. This weekend we allocated a few hours and selected valuable stories for your enjoyment. We previously posted three versions of this collection. If you missed them, you might check these links.
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Please explore and enjoy these chosen stories from our vast collection.
Chosen Stories for ILLUMINATION Reading Club
Here’s Why a Neuroscientist Decided to Become a Mystic Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I’m Sick and Tired of Useless Family Members Who Don’t Give a Damn Tim Denning
How Teddy Roosevelt’s Darkest Period Propelled Him to the Presidency David Gerken
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika
4 Things I Didn’t Do To Become a Top Medium Writer Sinem Günel
Why Happiness is Hard(-er) to Achieve in America — Part 2 Anastasia Frugaard
44 Can’t-Miss Signs You’re Dealing with a Covert Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD
What is AI Really? Want to Try AI? Dr John Frederick Rose
Empower Self Discipline by Self-Trust Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
SOLO — 10 Years in Bali (book release) Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
It is Tough to Live an Interracial Life in the Racist World Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD
Amy and the Shrink Edward Robson, PhD
Happy Addictions — Do They Exist? Dr. Gabriella Korosi
How Communication Is The skill And Soul Of Effective Writing Dr. Preeti Singh
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
The Evolution of a Leaf in the Wind James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD
How To See Others As Human Christyl Rivers, Phd.
The Existence of God as Professed by the Nobel Laureates Tara Desai PhD
Math Facts From a Historical Perspective Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
Bad Things Happen to Good People Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
The USA is not the Center of the World Cedric Johnson, PhD
Problem-Solving Mindset and Happiness — The Surprising Connection Dr. Roopleen
Quick Steps to Authentic Success Using Online Media Dr.Tami Patzer — Authority Visibility Media Mentor
The Unsolved Mystery of Gravity Hill Rebecca Romanelli
The Apple Watch Series 9 Was Announced and Is Expected to Be Released Later This Year Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Fixing Sleep Issues and Enjoying Restful Nights Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle
When White Privilege Shows You White Lives Matter More Rebecca Stevens A.
The Remarkably Unpopular Tale Of Black Progress Steve QJ
It’s Not Just the Oceans We’re Trashing: Now Space Junk Is Hurtling Towards the Moon Jennifer Geer
6 Reasons For Thanks, I’ve Encountered From 2020 Lindsay Brown
The 5 Best Ways to Spend Your Money According to Psychology George J. Ziogas
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Pigeons Got Me Out of a Photography Rut Gareth Willey
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Increase Your Health & Lifespan by Doing one Simple Thing Daily Ange Dim
The Dark Side of Trying Too Hard to Survive in The Light ✨ Bridget Webber
Blue Collar vs White Collar Job — Which Is Better? AP Carpen
11 Ancient Excuses to Miss Work That Surprisingly Worked 3,250 Years Ago! Aql
From Shadows to Light: Malala Yousafzai’s Path to Courage and Change John R. Miles
3 Effective Ways to Deal With Injurious Thoughts Adesh Acharya
What Is The Best Way To Provide Feedback? Just ACE It. Ahmadou DIALLO
Series 11: Five New Icebreaker Questions — to help you align with your team Andrew & Christine — DesignACE
Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Five aka Central Park Five, Runs for NYC Council EP McKnight, MEd
Machines — 4 Arup Roy
Objects of Our Lives Ashley Malecha
An Important Lesson On Apple iPhone Updates Barb Dalton
How to Let Life Choose You: Why Letting Go is So Terrifying Julia E Hubbel
How Much Can a Medium Reader Generate for You in a Month? Benjamin A.
The Impact of AI on the Share Market. Brij singh
Pursuit: 24 / The Retrofit Frank Ontario | empathy, logic, love.
5 Core Values Every Family Should Hang to Improve their Dynamic Cait Mack
The Preventable Tragedy of the Titan Submersible Rene Volpi Jr.
Don’t Forget to be Brave Carmen Amato
Telling A Person Who Is Suffering From A Mental Health Problem To Pull Themselves Together Is A Bad… Carol Townend
Was The Peregrine To Mine? — A Sightseer’s Poem Joanie Adams
So, How’s Scientology Doing? Caroline Archer
Cover Reveal: Order in the Court by Casey Lawrence Casey Lawrence
Unlocking the Secret to Extraordinary Success: The Power of ‘The Process Christian Soschner
About Me (June 2023) K. Joseph
It’s my Birthday & I Have a Gift For You Ciaran Callam
How Much Youtube Paid Me For A 100,000+ Viewed Video DannyOnDemand
The quickest way to lose a client Debora Hood
How To Get People To Read Your Emails (5 Keys To Making Them Irresistible) Derek Hughes
It’s Hard To be a Creative in This System and Here’s Why DJ Hopkins
Going, going, gone Diane Wordsworth
The White Eyebrow Club — A Note to Self on Body Image Issues and Real Beauty DWIL
How I Lost 11 Pounds In a Month By Making 2 Easy Changes Elin Melaas
6 Reasons Summer Is Totally Overrated Elizabeth Gordon
Strange Policies or Future Perfect Model? Elvie Lins
Low Air Quality Impacts Mental Health: 8 Tips on How You Can Cope Emily Buenting
Getting Community Building Right Eric Peterson
My 888th Article on Medium: 88 Pieces of Advice for Creating Your Renaissance in the Next 8 Years Fahri Karakas
Scams May Look Like They Are Coming From Credit Checking Companies Floyd Mori
9 Ways How to Deal With Stress — Part 2: Set Reasonable Standards G. Jose Insight
The 1 Book That Will Change Your Life — Gabe A, M.Sc.
A Dusty, Broken Old House Graham Lilley
The Symphony of Extraordinary Success: Dream Big, Stay Focused, and Navigate the Challenges Haroon Mansoori
How Do I Gain a Child’s Trust? Harry Hogg
The Ultimate Purpose of a Human Being (The Principle) Helium Plus
Have I Crossed the Line By Suggesting Jesus Might Have Been Racist? Guy Nave
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1 Enjoyable Way to Rock Your Relationship India Whitlock
5 Steps To Getting Out Of A Creative Slump As A Writer J.R. Heimbigner
How I Make Street Photography Fun Jacob Morales
What’s Going On James Boylan
3 Beginner Marketing Mistakes for Startups & Entrepreneurs to Avoid Jared Sheets
A Strange Hazy Sky Jasmine Aguilar
Artists, Here’s How To Have Control Over Your Tidal Music Profile Jason Aro
A Guide to Writing Attention-Getting and Result-Oriented Emails Jeannette Koczela Content Curator for Life Coaches
7 Habits That Will Keep You From Moving On After A Narcissistic Breakup Jeloze Ali
I built and flipped a starter website in public Jenn Leach
7 Lessons From Interviewing 100s of The Top 1 % of People In the World Jerry Keszka
They Wanted to Explore the Titanic in a Submersible, If I had the Opportunity I Would Have Done it… Lawson Wallace
Surprises to Explore John Couper
Golden Thread John K Adams
June is LGBTQ Month-Time to Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion John Whye
Adventure for Life Josephine Sorciere
Record Your Own Story With A Journal Julian Cosky
30 Lessons For My Unborn Son Justin
Who Wants To Get Ahead In Their Career? Craig Hellier
Books Or Movies Larry Nowicki
Pondering On My Own IQ On The Potty Liam Ireland
Oppenheimer: The Man Behind Hiroshima Lucas Potrykus
Irish Census Time-Capsule Lucinda Munro Cook
The 4 Business Quadrants Omni Essence
What NOT To Do If A Friend Hurts You Maggy Elsousou
Trifecta of Boosts Manali Mitra
#1 Thing Holds 99% of People Back… Marlene Konu
A Journey up the Writing Mountain Martha Lueck
5 Life-Changing Benefits of International Backpacking Michael Berry
Meet ChatGPT for YouTubers Michiel Schuer
12 Tips for Starting with the Mediterranean Diet Mike Burke
Unveiling the Enchanting Wonders of Glendalough, Ireland Miriam Rachel
Do People Not Say Thank You Anymore? Misti Lynn
7 Ways to Stay Productive When You’re Not a Morning Person Mofrad Muntasir
Oh No! My Routine! It’s Broken! Molly Miller
How to Master the Art of Procrastination Nathan Chen
Biking On A Path To Nowhere Nicholas Breen
Be Love — A Way of Life Nikola Maharajh
The Loss Leader Strategy Oji Farrier
Does the Science Back Angel Numbers? Olivia Love
My One Year Medium Anniversary Is Today Pamela Oglesby
3 French Words You Need To Know To Embrace The French Way of Life Pierre Baguette
No Cause is More Important Than Our Planet! Pierre. Minimalism proud Autistic.
The Farmer Who Eats Demons Prasanna Srinath Subhasinghe
Spiritual Oasis Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
The 3 Simple Tenets of Personal Finance: All You Need for an Intentional Life Quinn Oaks
What Are MAGAs Suffering From? Randy Fredlund
How I Paid Off An 80K+ Debt In Less Than Two Years Raymond M.E. Aguirre
The Chaos in All of Us Rebecca Forest
How Can I Get Started with Meditation? Robin Fritz — Change in Thought
Not Making Enough Money on Medium? Try Freelancing — in 2 Steps! Robin Wilding 💎
How To Start One Person-Business For Beginners Rohit Shinde
Commitment Obligates You To Do Something: S.a.n.a.h
4 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Going To Sleep Sandeep More
Gut Instinct or Prejudice? Sandy
Here’s a Realistic Plan for Retirement That You Should Start Now Sarina Chiu
Money vs. Time Sawyer Kuhl
Don’t Live Your Life Hoping Things Will Just Work Out Shawn B. Swinger
Basilisk Shawn Ingram
Got $1,000? Discover the Ultimate Safe and Quick Investment Strategy! Shoaab M. Ahmed
The Passive Income Trap Student Rob
Stop Caring About These 7 Things If You Want to Make Your Life Better Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Unicorn Therapies: Crazy Concept or Good idea? Susie Kearley
Unicorn Therapies: Crazy Concept or Good idea?
Are they stark raving bonkers? You decide!
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You’re Sleeping With A What? Teresa Heffernan
When the Dark and the Edges Feel Less Dangerous than Seductive Trisha Ready
Is Bipartisan Policy Making a Miracle? Veritas Civis
Maximizing Your Productivity as an Entrepreneur Vicki Spannagel
This YouTube Video Has 3,500,000 Likes but Only 301 Views Vritant Kumar
Claim Your Piece of Facebook’s $725 Million Privacy Settlement Zahra Ali
Supposedly, Added Sugar Does Not Make People Diabetic Anymore Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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Helpful References for New Writers
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
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