Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #22

Favorite stories I read plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium

Reflecting on my recent 4-cent victory yesterday, today’s experience took a profound turn as I came across a touching tribute penned by Seda Anbarcı on ILLUMINATION Gaming publication on Medium.

This tribute honored a female Turkish gamer tragically lost her life in an earthquake. It served as a poignant reminder, offering a vital perspective on the fragility of our lives. She also mentioned my tribute to another young one who said farewell when he was only 23 last year.

Another gaming story I really enjoyed in my publication was by Lucian Ioan Chirilă. He beautifully gave glimpses into his interesting family life regarding his challenges with gaming. I can relate to this story.

Quick Updates for Highlights of Our Pubs

ILLUMINATION-Curators introduced some recently boosted stories. I believe you will find some great stories in that collection. Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION Publications — V2

By upgrading his main profile, Dr Yildiz inspired our readers to become Medium Friends. I hope many readers join this inspiring journey. Celebrating My Reading Anniversary with My Upgraded Subscription to New Medium Friendship

Boost Education:

I’ve launched a new series to help writers hit the literary stratosphere. Dr. Yildiz got the grand opening gig because 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 trying to put as many writers in the spotlight as possible. 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. Here is Episode 2 introducing boosted stories of Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D. Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #2 and Lessons Learned from Boosted Stories — Episode #1. You can learn more about Matt’s background from this interview. An Interview with Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

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. I will add more writers later today. There are many applicants. Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #28 and #27

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. I Took the Plunge and Became a Friend of Medium (FoM) Yesterday.

Dr Yildiz also wrote about it to invite our readers to become Medium Friends and support our writers. The more FoMs the merrier. Importance and Value of Medium Friendship for Writers and Readers

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! Scam and Spam Accounts on Medium Are As Bad As Hate Speech and Defamation for Writers

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. Breaking News: My Clone Kicked the Bucket, and I’m Gleefully Celebrating It🎉

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. Urgent Notice: Beware of Fake Accounts Impersonating Influential Writers

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. The Winners of The Game Awards 2023 Have Been Announced

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.

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.

Shareable List Links for Curated Collections on ILLUMINATION

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.

Meet Pernoste and Dahl: A Writing Duo of a Neuroscientist and an Artist

ILLUMINATION editors introduced a great writer, Somil Gupta. I hope you check his profile and explore his delicious stories.

Meet Somil Gupta on Medium

Our team of volunteers is 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. An Interview with Luay Rahil, MBA

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. Here’s How I Miserably Failed Vocal Media But Have No Regrets

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. An Exceptional Story on Privacy Every Reader May Find Helpful

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): Why I Became a Friend of Medium

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 — #17 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, #13, #14, #15, #16

Our supportive editor, famous nutritionist, Elin Melaas, created her second collection earlier. Elin also created the Invisible Series. Elin’s Chosen ILLUMINATION Stories — #2

And our lovely editor Surekha Chandrasekhar also created a collection of her delicious pub ILLUMINATION’s Nutrition which is also our virtual kitchen. 20 Curated Stories From Illumination’s Nutrition -2023

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. Meet ILLUMINATION Writers from Their Personally Penned Biographies

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. “Nobody Will Tell You This”

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 22

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.

Preventing and Treating Elevated Cholesterol and Triglycerides Are Vital Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Seeing the People Who Are Not There Pascal Gambardella, PhD

Hardwired! Marie Grace, Ph.D.

Insights from a Scientist with a Poet’s Soul Pernoste & Dahl

How bad is the environmental crisis? Muhammad Ali, Ph.D.

5 Reasons I Enjoy My Retirement Years More Than Working Ones Mike Broadly, DHSc

Why Nature Has Been My Lifelong Place of Worship Rebecca Romanelli

Gizem “Luie” Harmankaya: A Female Gaming Legend We Lost Seda Anbarcı

Breaking News: Today Marks a Momentous Occasion in My Writing Career! Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

The 23 Most Important Lessons I Learned in 2023 (That’ll Set Your Mind Free) Tim Denning

End-of-Year Reflection Questions for the Procrastinating Perfectionist Rochelle Deans

Is The Megadrought Over Or Just On Hiatus? Arthur Keith

Caring for Someone With Dementia Is Not Like Caring for A Child Citizen Reader

The Secret to Gifting Men, Women & Children Brian Dickens Barrabee

Lessons From the Frontline: Managing an International, Three-Year IT Integration Project Jozsef Kovacs

Resilience and Change. Dr John Frederick Rose

The Paper-Ritual Of The Morning Paper — The Art Of Craft To Awaken You By The Winsome Joy Of… Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words

A Spiritual Journey Through Poetic Pupa Marcus aka Gregory Maidman

If You Have These Things, You Are Wealthy *Gently puts my mental health in rice*

How Minimalism Clears More Than Your Room Adam

Forecasting the end of the world AInJapan

7 Therapies That Catalyzed My Healing Journey albert nahas

Finding Your Wozniak: The Art of Strategic Partnerships Alma Thurber

The Inherent Complexity of Sustainability. Amber Dominguez, The GRN Lyfe

2 Must-Have Skin Care Products Ammara Hassan

Don’t Let Your Soul Go First Ann Leach

Honesty — Do You Get What You See? Annelise Lords

Why Is the World So Loud? Annika Hotta

Lost in the Magic of Christmas Morning Anshul Kummar

Julia Roberts to rewrite Eat, Pray, Love Arlo Hennings

December 2023: Let’s Party! Ashllyn T.

New Year Celebration Astral Escapes ∞

7 Telltale Signs You’re Not Built for a Career in Marketing Ava

What Is Worse Than Getting COVID The Second Time? Avocado Jam Studio (AJS)

History of the Feast of St. John Bill Petro

They Lied to You About Thought Leadership Boysie Gordon

It is Alright Being Average! Brandon

Discipline the Gift: A Mindset for Thriving with ADHD Brandon Slade

Avoiding the Eco-chamber Trap! Brijesh Gupta

Strategies To Say No to Alcohol Even if You Feel Pressured To Drink Caryn Leach-Smith

The Haunting Shadows Chinmay Kumar Choudhury

Özge Yağız Danie Aslam

Why You Should Supplement with Berberine Daniel Lehewych, M.A

A Beautiful Trip To Ancol Danish Chaglani

Why Addiction Can’t Be Solved In a Three-Dimensional World Darren James

Why Is Political Discourse and Debate Broken in Our Society? David Hayns

I Went Against My Will This Time Depride

Heal Better Dharan.M

My First Client Fired Me After 2 weeks: Here’s What I Learned Doug Kennedy

I Find Cheating Exciting and Refreshing. Is This Normal? Emotion Live

The Implosion of a Friendship Elizabeth Emerald

Bankable Banksy in Glasgow Elizabeth Sobieski

Remedy Enes Cevik

Quite Possibly The Only Plan You Need To Get Your Shit Together in 2024 Eric Kulbiej

An Investigation into Descartes and Existence Ethan Benson

A Biker Story Which Appeared On Facebook Floyd Mori

5 Daily Practices to Boost Your Emotional Resilience Gabe Araujo, M.Sc.

A Privilege Called Love Gaurav smirth

3 Cool Strengths of Introverts That Easily Become Their Achilles Heel Georgina Odafe

The Christic Message of Polymorphonuclear Granulocytes. Insights by Cristiano Luchini

Self-Appreciation izzibella Beau

I Found 6 Patterns After Deeply Researching ALS Disease for My Father. Dr Mehmet Yildiz

My Story J.O. Phine

Frustration And How To Deal With It James Boylan

Is The House Of Lords Defunct? JamieWrites

Emma And The Falling Marbles Jan G Sokol

My Unexpected Secret to Getting A Good Night Sleep Every Day Jaydon He (@zen1th.fit)

5 Things They Don’t Tell You About Starting a Freelance Business Jenn Leach

In a World of Noise, Find Your Inner Compass Jess West

Successful People Work on Weekends. John Hua Technology ☕️

Jing — Your Life Essence — How To Assess It & How To Preserve It Through To A Vital Seniority JonesPJ

Reading Techniques That Will Make Your Technical Learning Efficient Josef Cruz

Requiem for a Friend of Icarus (and Bill) Josie P. Julius

Business Cycle Crisis by Jovan Nikolic Jovan Nikolic

Embracing Tomorrow: How AI Is Revolutionizing Grief Support and Redefining Emotional Care Julian Hale

10 Signs You Were Born To Be A Loner Kashi Writes

167 days of grief! KIM

Check Out These Places Before You Die! Kristen Kay Brady

Pomegranate Could Protect You Against The Two Killers Of Modern Age Lanu Pitan🥰

Santa Is Real Larry Nowicki

The Biggest Regret I Have Is That I Didn’t Fail More Often Lawson Wallace

6 YouTube Channels to Be Better in 2024 Leonid Hass 👨‍🎨

2 Things Productive People Do That You (Probably) Don’t Do Luay Rahil

Christmas and New Year’s Eve a time for Work Marc Rundquist

5 Things a Man Should Never Say to a Woman 🌀 Marko Eickholt 🌀

Maitreya Buddha, Kalki Vishnu in this Kali Yuga Markus Scorelius

Learning from the past year to create a better year to come Maximus

New Year New Resolution: Doing Good Is A Celebration, Not Just A Duty Memoona Bilal

Renewal Mhstuart

This is what I must Do to Enjoy Life. Haroon Shauket

Struggling To Overcome Her Grief And Recognising Connectivity Michael Holford

My Plan To Ethically Double My Net Worth In 2024 (Without Burning Out). Michael Lim

Overcoming Porn Relapses: Strategies for Recovery Mohammedraza Esmail

Celebrating Christmas in a Christian Family as a Muslim Nazli Can

20 Ways To Learn New Language Oğuz Acar

Spiraling Numbers Philip M - I

Decoding Data Success: A Comprehensive Guide to A/B Testing Analysis [Part 2] Pratyush Khare

How to Be Charismatic, Even If You Are Ugly Project Transcend

How to Confront a Bully with a Personality Mask Ray Payette

5 Tips to Become A Flight Attendant and Land A CJO Real Talk Tina💓✈️🏠

Is Kindness an Underrated Superpower? Renny J.

When it Comes to Your Health, You Don’t Want Any Part of this Majority! Richard Fast

Mastering Linear Regression: Unlocking the Secrets of Predictive Modeling in Data Science Richard Warepam💡

Anxiety 101 — Why is change so scary? Ritika Murarka

Be Generous — When You Have Little To Give: S.a.n.a.h

Merry Christmas Sam writes 🌸

Are AI News Anchors Reliable Sources of Information? Sana Fayyaz

7 Сool Life Lessons I Learned Living on Less Than $100/month. Sergi Slavich💎

A Christmas Eve Haunting Shawn Bruwer

After Heartbreak: 7 Steps to Rise From the Ashes Sheila Rose

When Character and Personality Clash Shlee

Funny Birthday Wishes for Wife: 250+ Messages to Make Her Smile Shoumya Chowdhury

Is Poetry Lucrative Online writing? Shruti Mishra

Christmas Morning Shyamashree Acharya

Let Memories Fly Free- With Photos! Sophia Tell- Stories 🤓📢🤓

How To Stop Caring What Other People Think of You Subhajit | Resilient Human

11 Life Lessons from 2023 to Thrive in the Future. Sumanpreet Kaur

Intermittent Fasting Will Make You Superhuman Suvan Goel

Do you struggle with making decisions? Tarek Rakhiess

Is Health Really Wealth? Teisha LeShea

You Need to See this Startling, Strong, Spectacular Railroad Terry Day

What is Coast FI? And Why Should You Care? The FI Adventure

How To Turn Your Life Around In 6 Months. The Nerd

Only The Paranoid Survive — A Particle’s Perspective The One Alternative View

The Moon Up Close: A Captivating Journey Beyond the Horizon The Thought Galvanizer

5 Simple Tips On How You Can Finally Create A Strong Mindset In 2024 Tim J. Schroeder

New Year 2024, Please follow these 10 ways to Love Yourself! tim8888

To English Learners, Focus on Memorizing Most Frequent Words Tjahaja

How to Slow Down Subjective and Objective Cognitive Decline Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Understanding Ischemic Heart Disease and How to Stay Heart-Healthy Mike Broadly, DHSc

Monster Managers: Reader Reactions Run the Gamut (Part 5) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸

Is Writing Therapeutic? Tyler Bridges

7 Free Writing and Learning Resources for 2024 Ugur Akinci

20 Most Popular Free Online Courses From Prestigious Universities Like Harvard, Stanford, and MIT Usman Aslam

Tired of Burning Out Pursuing Your Goals — Do This Instead Wayne Basinger

A Heartfelt Ode to Medium Wesley van Peer

The Great Elephant Stampede William S. Willis

The Elegance Of Simplicity William Whyte

Girls, Be Merciless and Brave! Wordsmith Diaries

Crush Content Creation in 2024 With the 4 Keys to Momentum Zacc Rowlands

Just Breathe And Forget All The Irritating Things In Your Life Zunaira Fatima

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.

You may also check previously joined writers in the last two weeks from the attached onboarding packs. You never know who to meet.

Here is our onboarding pack covering everything 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.

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