Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #3
Featuring some engaging stories that you may enjoy as well
Dear readers and writers, I decided to write less but read and curate more to achieve more productive and fulfilling outcomes on this platform. I detailed the reasons in the initial version of this series. Feel free to explore it at your convenience from this story.
Today, I have chosen engaging and heart-warming stories from ILLUMINATION publications. Most of these beautiful pieces are buried under the dust so I aim to bring them under the sunlight with my humble efforts. I trust you’ll derive as much enjoyment from them as I did.
Should any of these stories resonate with you, I encourage you to engage with them by leaving supportive comments, highlighting noteworthy sections, and offering a few claps to honor the efforts of these talented writers and inspire them. Your collaboration is greatly appreciated.
If you have time and are looking for more stories, you may also check the new collection created by ILLUMINATION-Curators, listed by Aiden (Illumination Gaming), and posted by ILLUMINATION editors.
I link the previous versions here for interested readers. Our volunteer editors spent significant time curating and compiling these collections.
Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17
Here is a list of my favourite stories from ILLUMINATION publications today
I also learned to create a list from Aiden, so please share it on your social media to spread the word and love.
Why Keeping an Eye on Heart Rate and Pulse Is Kind of a Big Deal Mike Broadly
How to Slow Down Subjective and Objective Cognitive Decline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why efficiency in your brain depends on small worlds and rich clubs Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.
Breaking Through the Shell: Going from Shyness to Social Confidence Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Reconnect to Rescue Your Marriage Chapter 14 Laurie Weiss, PhD
About Me: Celebrating Three Years On Medium Dr. Preeti Singh
Debt And Consumerism Dr. Gabriella Korosi
You Don’t Need to Take 10,000 Steps to Gain Health Benefits Ruth Miller-Anderson PhD
Meet ILLUMINATION Writers from Their Personally Penned Biographies Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01 ILLUMINATION-Curators
Tales of Mist and Magic Regina Clarke
Creating a Solid Reputation Bill Abbate
Gaia’s Living Systems. Dr John Frederick Rose
Why Do You Need to Write At Least Three Months to Reap Benefits of Medium? ILLUMINATION
The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor Tom Hanratty
West Coast Beach Robert Shaneyfelt
Rainy Day Musings in India Dr. Seema Patel (PhD)
The World Laid Away — Spinning Fast — A Poem For Our Times Joanie Adams
Discovering the Houdini Within Andy Williams
Only Dangerous Minds That Want to Achieve Impossible Goals Will Dare to Do These Things Tim Denning
Collection of Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION-Curated Tree Langdon
A Scary Thought: Generation Beta Will Be the Final Cohort Born Before America Splits Vertis Williams III
No Humans Involved (NHI): The Dehumanization of Black People Guy Nave
You May Not Get Another Chance Susan Johnson:
A Man, Torn Between His Wife and a Past Love, Faces a Defining Moment Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
What Does “Communication Skill” Mean to Programmers Josef Cruz
Ordinary Men: A Personal Encounter with a Dark Past Jussi Luukkonen — your curiosity guide
Broken Ankle to a Stronger Heart Amir Bibi
Soldier Hill — Chapter 5 — Phil Rossi
My Mother Asked Me to Explain the Fuss Around AI Anton Fimin
Garbo’s Faces Ulf Wolf
High Hopes, Wrecked Anticipation | Abhishek Abhishek Hari
You Need to Write Angry If You Want To Succeed Today Tom Handy
A Practical Guide to Simplifying Your Life Adam Dornan
History of The Constitution of the United States Bill Petro
7 Uncomfortable Truths I Learned Dealing with Toxic People Andrea A
The modern coffee drink: Would you like some coffee with your sugar? Bart Squires
The Pursuit of Passion Bob Phillips
Cherishing Emotions: The Priceless Bonds We Share Emily Chan — Life and love sharing
Do You Have a Velcro Kitty? Toni Crowe
The Repeatable Strategy to Achieve the ‘Impossible’ Eren Elsewhere
Standing Stark: The Willingness to Engage Carla Woody
Why Are Some Teenagers So Full Of Hate? Floyd Mori
We Build the Berlin Wall bakagaijin
How to Grow Your First 1000 Followers on Medium Surekha Chandrasekhar
Building an Audience Is Hard — Hoping to Attract One Is Even Harder. Your Call Boateng Sekyere
The Florida Doom Loop Isn’t Ending Any Time Soon Brian Throne
Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness Keri Mangis
5-Fruits that Adversely Affect Diabetics Your Health Master.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Shashi Sastry
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 70 Annelise Lords
Hold On, Let Me Shazam That Chloe
Merriam-Webster’s Word For 2023 Is Out — Any Guesses? Prashansa Gadgil
Together Until the Bitter End: Their Fatal Promise Ciaran Callam
Know Power, Know Responsibility: How to unleash the potential of every child in America Kevin Miller
Whispers of Migration: Tales from Uncharted Journeys CJ Coop
I Spent 10K on a Manifestation Coach Deni Sahaya
The Juice: Charisma Is a SuperPower In This Tale of Suspense and Romance Janet Stilson
A Somber Vignette Anik Thakur
Willow Chapter 4: Maggie Arrives Claudia Stack
Can GMO foods save humanity? Arpan Chowdhry
A Timeless Speck on a Timed Venture Angelina Der Arakelian
The Three Virtues of a Great Developer Abdelfattah Sekak
3 Mindsets that Sets You Up for Failure Dale Swackhammer
Spectre of Springwell Forest Chapter 1 Simon Dillon
The Difference between Discipline and Control. David Hu
5 Facts About Bipolar Disorder You Didn’t Know Ella Harris
Who Wants Middle East Peace? Forging Consensus on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Part 1) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
This Mind Shift Can Make You More Humble Gareth Ceidiog Hughes
Sherlock and The Woman (Part 1) Haidar Ali
Laura Attraction- Chapter 2 Warren Brown
The Psychology of Success: How to Develop a Winning Mindset Hass Leonid 👨🎨 Books Lover 📚 Lifehacker 🐱💻
Starting In The Middle of The End Paula Shablo
LOST MY PHONE! Heather Lawrence
Jinx, a Novel: Chapter One Brian Feutz
8 Signs You Might Be an Empath Hunter Cabot
Bart — Born On A London Bus Harry Hogg
Investing in Rental Property with Confidence Irie C. Rose
CD Projekt Red Said It Was Insanely Expensive to Fix Cyberpunk 2077 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
When Kennedy Went To Berlin Juergen K. Tossmann
How To Make No Money on Medium Jamen Mendes
Quit Your Job And Start Your Own Business — A biggest Lie You Have Been Told Jasbeer Singh
Chapter 3 — My First Visit Julian Cosky
Fantasizing About Money is My Porn Jenn M. Wilson
One Most Vital Yet Often Neglected and Less Spoken Aspect of Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
It’s the Weekend and Fall Is in the Air John Whye
Ben Franklin’s Kite Jome Nartatez
Jorge Chavez and Lima Neil Mapes
Moving in and out of my flesh Kallol Mazumdar
Is Impatience Holding You Back? Stick With It And You Will Get Your Overnight Success Karina
Amazon Diet Pam Saraga
5 Must-Try Korean Dishes for First-Timers Kay Yoon
People Have Signed A Petition For Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith To Shut Up Rebecca Stevens A.
The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence Kendalin Jane
After Years of Special Education, I Graduated to the Eighth Grade in the Middle of the Semester Lawson Wallace
4 Reasons to Doodle Instead of Scroll Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
Black Iris: Chapter Six Ryan Klemek
Be Better Than Yesterday: Can You Truly Improve Yourself Daily? Lukas Schwekendiek
Is WordPress Really to Blame? Why You Might Be the Culprit for Your Site’s Poor Performance? Mainul Hasan
Technology Hits: Submission Guidelines 2023 Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Inkling Whispers: eNd Me I — Shooting Stars Swaying Darkness Francine Fallara
Exactly How Much I Earn As A Full-Time Writer. Maya Sayvanova
The Slide: Chapter 14 | Secrets and Love, the past (continued) Frank Ontario
Climate Despair: My Confrontation With Eco-anxiety Menopausal Mama
Mystery Letter: In The Library Agnes Laurens
Completing the Circle. A Journey Back To Hadleyburg Michael Holford
Is Your Company Truly Data-Driven? Mr. Jacob Morales
Warner Bros. Has Finally Revealed Plot Details on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Let Our Angry Passion, Liberate! Chapter 1 Aza Y. Alam
3-Life Lessons that Changed My Relationships for Good Pallavi Kohli
The World’s Worst Swear Words: Chapter 3 Brian Loo Soon Hua
A Friendly Chat with a Sports Enthusiast Pooja
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money Britni Pepper
Indulgence, War, and Peace Rae B
Defining performative EDI Rebecca Berry
While She Was Away — Chapter 4 Christopher Akinlade
At What Age Do Birthdays Stop Being Fun? Rudo Manomano
The Seven Secrets to Living in Harmony — Secret #5 Answers The Question “Why do I have trouble… Gregory Reece-Smith
It’s About Time to Embrace Information Minimalism saeed sobhani
By the Grace of God: Chapter 9 Heather C Holmes
The Value of Creativity Jacquelyn Lynn
I Have Published Just One Ebook — My Results In 30 Days ASAD EDUCATE
Introduction to A.I., Robotics, and Coding (for Parents) Jair Ribeiro
10 Quick Questions Answered About My Writing on Medium Yana Bostongirl
Haunted Thailand — A Brief Introduction Jason Ward
9 Rules To Get Ahead of 99 % Samshe Alam
Curiosity and Racism Sergey Cleftsow
How to Love, Value & Respect Yourself John Cunningham
Nowheres Friend Shawn Bruwer
Lovers: a book of poems John Ross
Becoming Rich Is the Most Altruistic Thing You Can Do: Simone Coppola
The Dark Underbelly of Bangalore’s Silicon Valley Shrouds the Villages It Turns Soulless Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups
The God of a Missing Idolatry Josie Elbiry
Opening Your Heart To More Trista Signe Ainsworth
Making the Cut — Part 1: I Don’t Believe in God Julie Nyhus MSN, FNP-BC
A Victor’s Psalm — Chapter 2 Wry Welwood
Don’t Talk About Your Riches — In Front Of Poor: S.a.n.a.h
That Time of the Month Sumaya
The Most Dreaded List in Medical School The One Alternative View
The Sex and Colour of Justice Liam Ireland
What do you do when things don’t work the way you want? Thoughtfulness💭 By Vivek
Contribution to Mankind and Other Stories of the Dark Linda Acaster
Forensic Mental Health | by Tyler Woden | Medium Tyler Woden
How Kids Learn & Develop Bad Habits (In-Directly) Usman Khalid Qureshi
She Is Not a Duck, Part 14 Lisa Gerard Braun
Outsmarted: Early Chapters Maria Rattray
If Viagra and Cialis Don’t Work, Here’s Another Option to Solve Erection Problems for Men Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Gift was Invisibility Warren Brown
Finch Ownership — Chapter 1 Marjorie J McDonald
Unlock the Door of Wisdom Through the Miracle Called, “Repetition” The Uplifting Essayist: I Seek to Uplift Your Life
The Secrets We Keep Mia Hayes
Turns out you’ve been sabotaging your whole life Uzair Mansoori
I Tried Losing Weight For 3 months. Here’s What I’ve Learned Victor Correra
Dares, Drama and Deception Niru
A Dystopian Novel from the Cold War Øivind H. Solheim
5 Money Lessons That Will Help You Live A Rich Life (From The Netflix Documentary: How To Get Rich) Marichelle E. Urquico
The Haunted Mansion Mystery Ruby Lee
And I want to finish this third collection with a topic close to my heart, as I explained in the story.
Understanding Ischemic Heart Disease and How to Stay Heart-Healthy Mike Broadly
Thank you for reading these stories, engaging with the ones that resonated with you, and sharing them on your social platforms.
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