CURATED COLLECTION
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #8
Chosen stories from writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
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Dear Readers and Writers, Happy Weekend! Today, we present our 8th volume of the reading club collection, including valuable, engaging, and memorable 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, 26,000+ writers contribute to our publications. Every writer at any level is important to us. We recently posted our monthly newsletter showing our progress and plans for 2024.
However, our workload significantly increased. Today, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, our chief editor, wrote a personal story depicting how busy our volunteer editors are. Despite our efforts, some writers take our free services for granted and demand faster delivery.
As a boost nominating publication, we recently posted a collection of our boosted stories. But as you may know, only fewer than 1% of stories are boosted.
You may ask what happens to the 99% of published stories. Don’t our readers deserve to find and read them?
To address this big issue, some of our editors compile well-crafted and impactful stories and add them to our reading list collection. In 2022, we created the Illumination Reading Club initiative. We previously posted seven versions of this collection. If you missed them, you might check these links: Club #2, Club #3, Club #4, Club #5.
In addition, our volunteer editors and curators create their own collections. Apart from ILLUMINATION editors, other editors like Mike Broadly, DHSc, Aiden (Illumination Gaming), and Elin Melaas prepare curated collections for our readers. We link their latest one so you may get an idea.
Here are the latest samples from our editors to help you understand how we promote our writers’ stories. We believe you will find some interesting and relevant stories for your enjoyment.
Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 51
Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #38
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #28
Elin’s Chosen ILLUMINATION Stories — #2
Our approach to featuring for the reading club sets us apart. We intentionally deviate from the usual selection of polished and highly appealing topics only penned by accomplished authors. We cater to the majority, including stories of writers at all levels.
Therefore, our curated content includes both refined and raw material, ensuring there’s something for every discerning reader’s taste and inclination.
While we value the contributions of all our writers, it is regrettably impossible to feature every one of them within a single collection. The constraints of our platform limit us to including approximately 100 stories at a time. In the last three years, we published over a million stories.
However, we are committed to providing opportunities for many writers. Our dedication will continue as we strive to expand our coverage and showcase the diverse voices and talents that make our reading and writing community vibrant.
We believe in providing a platform that resonates with a diverse audience, inspiring all who engage with our carefully curated collection.
We also share them on various social media platforms. One of the quick wins for our writers is to share their stories in the Quora Space of Illumination-Curated. All writers are welcome to contribute.
We encourage collaboration via our Slack Workspace by cross-pollinating all levels of writers with readers of many topics. You can share the links to your stories on various channels. One of them is the Reading Club.
Please engage with other writers’ stories and nominate your favorite stories of other writers in the channel called #featured on Slack workspace with a brief explanation for nomination.
Our volunteer editors compile collections regularly and create visibility for the stories of our contributors.
Featured Stories for Reading Club Members
You Can Still Rebuild Your Career After These Common Tragedies Occur Tim Denning
An Artist Survey — was I biting off more than I could chew? Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
The Internet of Things, Big Data, and the Inversion Christopher Kirby, PhD
Being a Pro Means Proactively Communicating Nancy R. Gough, PhD
New Eyedrops May Make Eyeglasses Obsolete for Nearsighted Vision Natalie Frank, Ph.D.
Insights from a Scientist with a Poet’s Soul Pernoste & Dahl
My Teen Daughter Never Believed In Santa And It Turned Out To Be The Best Gift I Ever Gave Her Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Do You Know the Two Typical Types of Monster Managers? (Part 3) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Thrilled to Take My Poetry to WOMAD New Zealand 2024 Lola Rosario
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #21 Mike Broadly, DHSc
Check Out the Newest Area Added to Escape From Tarkov Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
I Spoke Less — [I Heard Much More ] — IV Joanie Adams — Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
A Good Nightly Routine Will Help 10x Your Productivity For The Next Day — According To Dr Benjamin… Benny Lim
Everything Was a Big Lie: Swedish Meatballs Admission (Short) Bianco DaVinci
2023 Tested Me On This Brutally And I Kept Failing Bluesapphire
I’m Completely Over My Ex-husband but Some Women Aren’t Colleen Sheehy Orme
So, What Does a Sex Scene Without the Sex Look Like? Henya Drescher
Happy New Year’s Eve! We Are in the Home Stretch Now John Whye
Significant Instances of the Word ‘Touch’ in VISIONARY novel Michael Holford
A Fresh Approach to 2024: One Month, One Goal _Part 1_ Nour’s
Is the Unbelievably Expensive iPad Pro Worth It? Sahal Hassan
The Real Reasons Why I Ditched My $275,000 Job at AWS Usman Aslam
Can Cisgender Men Write Convincing Transgender Female Characters? A. T. Steel
The Dark Side of Being Nice — An Important Realization Above The Middle
Escaping America by Vanishing Into Yesterday Alexander Ziperovich
Wanted — Private Security Officer for City of Chicago Amy Sea
Beer — Loved by Many, & Resembles Something Repulsive in a Tall, Cold Glass Ange Dim
What are some signs of an intelligent Brain? Antonio R. Viegas
To Cave In To Write About Medium, or Not To Cave In? That is the Question. AP Carpen
What is Cryptocurrency? — Your Questions, Answered. Athirah Syamimi
The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning You Need to Know B.R. Shenoy
You can make your love stronger with healthy boundaries Brenda Henning
Even I Have to Admit Stories About Medium Are Getting Out Of Hand, Here’s a Possible Solution Burk
You Need to See Spectacular Results of New Transit Opportunities Terry Day
Why do Asian Youngsters Dream of Moving to Europe? The Daily Updater
5 amazing places to hike and explore fall colors in Chattanooga Twinkle Moitra
11 Phases of My Life Told Through Taylor Swift Album Releases Caitlin Jill Anders
Similarities Between The World’s Best Club And Our Investment Style Carlos Pascual
7 Major Vocal Updates For 2022 and a Potential One Already Working Casimiro Designer
Overworked & Underpaid? How To Hate Your Job Less & Avoid Burnout Christine Lorelie
The Kelly Clarkson Must Hear Christmas Song Colleen Sheehy Orme
The QAnon Shaman Was Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison Daniel McIntosh
We Need To Stop With The Arts Vs Science Narrative Daniella Gaskell
Is the Picture Holiday Card Worthless? David Matthew Bristow
Express Your Creativity with Stamp Collecting (Philately), and Especially Maximaphily Dorin Cojocariu
Breaking Down in Front of a College Teacher Eduard Sebastian
Buddhism Teaches Us That Enlightenment Doesn’t Exist Frank T Bird
Why reading is the most important factor in your child’s future success Gary De Cloedt
Million Dollar Secret of Life “Laws of Attraction” Gokhan Yalcuk
You’re Not Your Past — 3 Ways to Welcome Happiness Back Into Your Life Ikram M
How To Stop Repeating Past Mistakes in Relationships Hakima T A N T R I K A
Vulnerability Is Awesome; It’s The Foundation Of Strength And Courage Janice Eastman
Funeral Speeches Should Be Said With Pride, Here’s How to Do It Jason Aro
The Future of Online Writing: Why Web3 Will Blow Away Sites Like Medium and Quora Jason Gutierrez
This Christmas season, find ‘10000 reasons’ to say THANK YOU Jayla Paul
How to Develop Your Blind Spots into Savvy Leadership Jeannette Seibly
10 Business Goals I’m Setting for Myself for 2022 Jenn Leach
How to Stop The #1 Self-Destructive Habit Messing Up Your Life Jessey Anthony
Three Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Making A Difference In The World Jim McAulay🍁
When Life Feels Hard, Remember the Simple Lessons Julie Lynn
What to Do When the Holidays Aren’t So Merry for You? Kat OM
Teaching and Discussing White Privilege is a Loaded, But Necessary Topic KL Simmons
A Holistic Approach to Growing Your Business Kristen Kay Brady
You have to Change your Thoughts if you want to succeed Lawson Wallace
Setting Intentions According to Wellness Trends and a Positive Tone for the New Year Libby Shively McAvoy
One Law Student’s Rental Accommodation Shock, Which Catapulted Him Into His First Legal Challenge Maria Rattray
I quit social media for a month and here’s what happened Niftaliyev Alish
How Much I’ve Earned from My Article with Over 26K Views Noah Nelson
You And The Importance Of Pyrocultural Forestry Patrick OConnell
A Brain Surgeon’s Natural Remedies to Lower the Risk of Dementia Destiny Femi
Staying in bed longer is not going to change anything Pushpender Yadav
From Whence Did Programmers Usurp Their Lingo? Regina Clarke
Finland Expat: What It’s Like To Move To Northern Finland Rowena Kiiski
Vaccine Aspiration — Why Is This Not Being Done? Ruben Bouma
The Best Accommodation Options For Slow Travellers & Remote Workers Samantha Scott
From 9 to 5 job to Self-employment-Up Your Game With This Blueprint Sara Marium
We Are All The Definition of Insane According to Einstein Sean Peck
My Side Hustle Has Gone Terribly Wrong. How Little is My Worth? Shannon Piérre
Do You See these Fascinating Close-ups from Your Eye? Shashi Sastry
How I Reignited My Creativity After 200 Articles Tavian Jean-Pierre
I’m a Middle-aged Dude Who Loves Hugs (But I’m Afraid of Them) Tony Leo
7 Powerful Lessons I Learned in 2021 Through Travel (Lesson #7) TRAVEL STORIES BY GABE
You Make Each Day By Holding-hands with Picture and Thoughts #26 Tunnel Books, author and creator, Francis Edwards
Will The Omicron Variant Create New Masks Mandates? Veronica Charnell
How To Honor and Memorialize Our Loved Ones Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
Thanks Dr Mehmet Yildiz for adding these writers to our publications during the festive seasons and onboarding them with clear guidance for their success in 2024. Here are the guiding stories new writers can review.
We introduced several writers recently. The most recent ones are Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, Ani Vals, Ammara Hassan, Jozsef Kovacs, Davor Katusic, Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Seda Anbarcı
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz also interviewed many writers. Here are the recent ones.
An Interview with Dr. Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni, PhD — Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni (PhD)
An Interview with Author, Raymond M.E. Aguirre Raymond M.E. Aguirre
Here’s an Interview with Hakima TANTRIKA Hakima T A N T R I K A
These top writers produce outstanding and authentic content that informs their readers.
In the attached collection, you might find more interviews with other great writers and explore their inspiring and engaging content on Medium.
You might also check our new Let’s Make Invisible Stories Visible collection compiled by our editor Elin Melaas.
We Need More Editors
If you are interested in joining our editorial team, please feel free to contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on Illumination’s Slack Workspace.
You may check out the criteria for our volunteer editorial role.
Meet Our New Writers
Let’s welcome writers joining us recently.
New writers are welcome to create a BIO introducing themselves from their pen. As an altruistic activity, our editor Aiden, compiles these writer bios and promotes them. You can learn from this story.
You may meet more and follow many more new writers listed in these mini-onboarding packs.
We will add these lists to a new collection soon.
Invitation to New Writers
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications are inclusive and diverse, supporting 26,000+ contributors. Different levels of writers, from absolute beginners to the most accomplished ones, delight our readers with their educative and engaging content.
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link. We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
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