Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #15
My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium

Yesterday’s hint? Bam! Today, I’m putting my stamp on things. With ILLUMINATION’s powerhouse curation — 50 collections and counting — I’ve decided to brand my curated lists. My audience loves these treasure troves, so alongside my writing adventures, I’m diving into this new venture with a flashy name tag: “Look What Aiden Found Today.”
Today ILLUMINATION-Curators introduced some recently boosted stories. I believe you will find some great stories in that collection.
By upgrading his main profile, Dr Yildiz inspired our readers to become Medium Friends. I hope many readers join this inspiring journey.
I’ve launched a new series to help writers hit the literary stratosphere. Dr. Mehmet Yildiz got the grand opening gig because, well, I’ve got the scoop on his stellar stories. Now that I’m peeking behind the scenes as an editor and boost nominator, I’m on a mission to put as many writers in the spotlight as I can. Your thoughts on the story would be cosmic — let’s team up and make these tales shine like stars! I will do it for every boosted writer as soon as I get a chance.
Recently, I added several new writers. I look forward to seeing their stories in these collections soon. You can meet them from the attached post. I also added their profiles at the end of this post so you can follow them easily if you want to.
Yesterday, Dr. Yildiz’s post swooped in at just the right moment — I was knee-deep in thoughts about turning my memoirs into a blockbuster movie masterpiece. Inspiration sure has a knack for showing up unannounced. I thrive on stories, curating them for my audience and keeping the inspiration train chugging along.
For new readers and writers, I have also joined the ranks as a Friend of Medium (FoM). From now on, stories I read from other writers will earn them four times the previous ones. Details are in the attached story.
Dr Yildiz also wrote about it to invite our readers to become Medium Friends and support our writers. The more FoMs the merrier.
But scammers spammed his beautiful story and tried to deceive our readers. Here’s his sad and important story: every writer and reader needs to understand and act cautiously. They act too realistically!
They did the same thing to me. For those who missed the excitement, two days ago, I was happy the scary scam account that emulated my profile and tried to deceive my readers was removed. Those who missed the drama can read it from this link.
How to Identify Them?
These fraudulent accounts typically lack followers and haven’t authored any stories themselves. They are non-members with no star or heart icons in their profile names.
If you are into gaming, I also wrote about winners of 2023 for popular games. I will introduce some of those games in my forthcoming stories for game lovers.
Talking of gaming, if you plan to craft stories about these remarkable games, consider submitting them to my publication, ILLUMINATION-Gaming. I’m here to elevate your narratives, ensuring they stand out and increasing their chances of a boost. I wrote about my goals and how I can help our writers in a story titled ILLUMINATION Gaming Is Part of the Boost Program Now.
To inform new writers, our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, now is a boost nominating pub You may learn about How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
Quick Updates for Highlights of Our Pubs
I’ve bundled up all my lists into one tidy little story. It is a treasure trove of fantastic reads waiting for you. Please consider sharing the love on your socials and dive into these gems! You won’t regret it.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced a writing duo known as Pernoste & Dahl. You will love this introduction as he reveals the mystery behind these interesting writers who writes inspiring and engaing content on Medium.
ILLUMINATION editors introduced a great writer, Somil Gupta. I hope you check his profile and explore his delicious stories.
We added more new writers and announced them in a bulletin. It took us a lot of time as adding writers from the registration portal to Medium is a manual task and time-consuming. So, let’s give a warm welcome to new writers.
Our team of volunteers is diligently working through the influx of stories, aiming to review and publish each piece while welcoming new writers into our fold. It’s a labor of love that demands time and effort. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.
If you missed this recent interview featuring Luay Rahil, here is a link for you. His stories can nicely surprise you.
For those who missed my Vocal saga, here is the link. I hope new writers don’t make the same mistake I made for 18 months.
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled boosted stories in December, so you might find some fascinating stories from this collection. I also chose to publish this collection on ILLUMINATION-Curated as our readers enjoy curated collections. Here is their treasure trove: Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated
ILLUMINATION-Curators wrote about that exceptional story. I hope you will get a chance to read it and pay attention to your privacy.
Our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers. Details are in his story by Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Our senior editor Mike Broadly, DHSc joined the curation team and created new collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has amazing taste as an avid reader and has already created seven collections in such a short time. I loved his new collection earlier today.
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #13 Mike Broadly, DHSc
Please find his collections with the associated lists and share them on your socials so we can bring more readers to Medium.
Here are links to Mike’s collections: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12
Our supportive editor, famous nutritionist, Elin Melaas, created her first collection earlier. Elin also created the Invisible Series.
And our lovely editor Surekha Chandrasekhar also created a collection of her delicious pub ILLUMINATION’s Nutrtion which is also our virtual kitchen.
ILLUMINATION editors introduced some great writers. You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.
Meet Seda Anbarcı, Meet Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Meet Jozsef Kovacs, Meet Davor Katusic. Meet Thomas Allen Moon, Meet Sneha Nagre, Meet Zondra Dos Anjos, Meet Ani Vals Meet Ammara Hassan. Meet Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups Chosen Stories from Omni Essence, Editorial Profile of InYah
Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in this collection.
I love reading writer biographies and curating them. If you write any bio story please let me know so I can add them to my collection.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed an interesting book of Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi. If you are a book author, you may contact Dr Yildiz as he really does great reviews. He even wrote the foreword of my gaming book. Here is his great review today.
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I created a Discord server for our writers to collaborate and share their story links, so you are all welcome to join. We already have great fun there. It is not as big as our Slack, but it will be one day, as Discord is a lot of fun.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 15
I volunteered to create a list of this collection. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists. We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you. Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
As we mentioned before, “these stories are a combination of what I enjoyed and those which nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective tastes. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.”
Here are our wonderful and nominated stories today! I believe you will find something that will satisfy your reading needs.
How to Deal with AGEs in the Aging Context Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Setting Boundaries Was a Great Choice to Protect My Mental Health Mike Broadly, DHSc
The Real Reason Medicine and Science Cannot Give You Exact Guidelines David Mokotoff, MD
The Fashion Faux Pas: A Comedic Take on Casual Catastrophes Dr. Christine Chuckle
The Gap in Male/Female Life Expectancy Keeps Growing Dr. Julian Barkan
The “New Rich” Are Bizarrely Quiet (Not Flashy Show Ponies) Tim Denning
A Relationship Story Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
Thorncrown Chapel. Dr John Frederick Rose
The Day I Ate Strawberry Shortcake in the Middle of Nowhere Amazon Jungle Rebecca Romanelli
2004 Boxing Day Tsunami: Our Dad’s Heart Attack May Have Saved His Youngest Daughter Gill McCulloch
My Mom’s Cactus is Out of Control Seda Anbarcı
Navigating the Pitfalls of Positive Affirmations tarun bhatt
What else in life is there that’s real? Pernoste & Dahl
Why Is There A Subtraction In My Earnings? Joanie Adams — Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
Bath & Body Works — Horrible Customer Service Annelise Lords
Have You Heard of This New Thing On Medium? Friends of Medium. Dr. Gabriella Korosi
7 Qualities That Will Give You a Good Life Bill Abbate
Thank you for not just standing aside Haimish Mead
George Burns: The Secret to a Long Life JD Adams ~ Stories From the Mountain
Tomorrow Is my Last Day at Work The Bumble Life
Money Investing Forecast Fallacy Ali Alzahrani, Editor
From Worrier To Warrior: “How To Transform, What It Takes, What You Need” Sven Vandenberghe
Why Sometimes It’s Better to Give Up Barbara J. Martin
Grading Elon Musk’s Horrible Year Luay Rahil
A Pantoum Prayer of Reflection Sherry Atkinson
UEFA Champions League 2023–2024: Analysis and Favoritism in the Round of 16 Antonio Segovia, MD.
Punctuation: It Couldn’t Be That Important, Now Could It? Jay Squires
A Few Heroes Who Stand in Opposition To Evil John Worthington
Why Engaging Every Bounty Hunter in A.C Odyssey Can Fuck You! Rodney McGill
The Brain’s Guide to Neuroplasticity Tom Kane
What Is Alt Text, and Why Is It Important? Fiona McDerment
Restaurant-Style Tender Chicken Cheese Finger Recipe Ammara Hassan
Spente Le Stelle: The Stars Are Gone Dr Mehmet Yildiz
My Pug — 10 Months Later Is Now Family Tom Handy
The Adventure of the Architect’s Wife Rick Allen
What Would You Do With $4.56M? Ramblings Anon
Make $2,000 To $4,000 Every Month With This Simple Online Money Making Technique Akaahan Terungwa
Suicide Daniela Dragas
Mitch McConnell’s Wife Is A Chinese American Floyd Mori
Life With an Abusive Alcoholic john creed
Write For: Passages Through Writing Meghan E. Gattignolo
It’s Virgo Season!! It’s My Birthday! Shanté Nixon
Confessions of a Silent Medium User Darlene López
How do People Control you by Making you Feel Guilty? Arosa Jabein
How To Deal With Tough Times Like This Christmas Season James Boylan
Overcoming the Birthday Blues Ivylockewrites
Mammy! In the Psych Ward Courtyard. Jodes Wiltshire
Bart — Born On A London Bus Harry Hogg
12 Useful Tips For Good Healthy Life Kashi Writes
Dr. Russ Harris’ Eight-Week Online Course, “The Happiness Trap,” Explains What, Why And How To… Robin Christine Honigsberg
Are Writers Responsible for How Readers Receive Our Words? Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
There Was No “Thanks” in My Thanksgiving Jill Ebstein
How to Manage Anger Libby Shively McAvoy
Optimizing Your Outcomes: The Impact of Formalizing Your Follow-Up Procedure Lysandros Lysandrou
Putin’s Top Propaganda Mistakes about Ukraine Oksana Kukurudza’s Sunflowers Rarely Break
We Create Our Own Prison To Live And Die In Alina Pitt
We Create Our Own Prison To Live And Die In
House Ownership From A Millennial Perspective
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How The Central Bank’s Digital Currency (CBDC) Could Track Your Spending Habit Lanu Pitan🥰
Food For Your Soul Senetta Diane
The Art of Soul Mates Omni Essence
🚀The Quest: Princess Bari and the Search for the Fountain of Youth Power of Positivity
Creatures Made of Felt Come Alive Under the Needle of Chris Armstrong Deborah Camp
Resilience, Resourcefulness & Humility Misty Rae
✅My Favorite Movie of All Time: “The Bride With White Hair ” (1993) ✅ Doc Samurai Sam
How I Started Meditating and Why It Has Transformed My Life Hira Chaudhry
Let’s Plan a Productive 2024 Together Anshul Kummar
10 Yoga Poses That Deepened My Spiritual Connection Memoona Bilal
Why I Can’t Handle Reading 12 Books A Year Charles Davie
Time Rifts 34- Touzdae — Gone? Frank Ontario | empathy, logic, love.
How to Acquire Skills for More Successful Online Communication Ani Vals
5 Questions about Writing on Medium During the Holidays David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
$0.07 & $0.08 Got me going, So earning dips doesn’t matter. Usman Khalid Qureshi
Creative Writing Ideas of A-Muse(d) Pete J. Johnson. Writing Challenge ILLUMINATION’S Mirror Pete J J
I’ve Been Thinking About My Averageness Differently, and It’s Improving My Life Michael Zwierzanski
The “U” of Me — Unexplainable Patricia Ross
A Watery Delicacy to Quench Your Thirst Prasanna Srinath Subhasinghe
11 Nonverbal Cues Signaling a Woman’s Attraction Jamel Hendley/Greenviool/PawProfits
Compare DESIGN in Many Industries Shirley Willett
Bal Masqué NADINE H
Vocabulary Learned Best in Context Matthew Bamberg
Bring Your BEST Game Forward for the New Year Warren Brown
Super Mario RPG in 2023 Idzard
Read this, even if you are not a gamer. Lucian Ioan Chirilă
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
Now, let’s welcome the new writers who joined us recently. Please explore their stories and they resonate with you you may connect with them. This is a great opportunity for writers and readers to meet.
Here is our onboarding pack covering everythign you need to know.
New writers, when you need help please don’t hesitate to contact me on Slack workspace or Discord server. I introduce these services below.
I also enjoy introducing writers on YouTube. So if you are interested you may contact me on Slack or Discord.