Curated Collection — Nostalgia Series
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #55
Featuring engaging stories that you may enjoy as well

Happy weekend, dear avid readers and fellow Friends of Medium! My curation goal is to find captivating stories buried under the dust for your enjoyment. So far, I compiled 55 collections.
Yesterday Aiden wrote a juicy story about his new love SORA, he reckons this cool tool will shake the movie world soon. I will try it when I get a chance, as I have no video skills.
One quick highlight is that our new newsletter is now ready on Medium. It was also posted on Substack for our subscribers.
You may check this open letter from Dr Mehmet Yildiz to non-members. He observed that a large number of readers and writers are non-members who do not contribute to the platform’s growth. I believe you will find his points valuable and relatable.
As Aiden covers the new ones, I focus on older story repositories to give readers a nostalgic experience. I add a few news ones too from my daily reading or sometimes editors ping me to add exceptional stories. Each story is a gem worth your time. You may dive in, engage, and spread the word on social media so these stories can reach more readers. I tried to follow most writers I hadn’t met before, but the system stopped me after a while. I learned that I could follow only 150 writers a day, so I will try another day.
He added them to a list that you can easily share. Aiden also featured recently boosted stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated. I believe you will find many great pieces from his collection.
Today Aiden introduced the boosted stories of Jozsef Kovacs as part of his boost education.
The day before he introduced the boosted stories of Dr Joan Naidorf
I remember he did a few more before.
Aiden’s Collections
Here is his latest one. He has already created 76 collections, always finding gems from hidden corners.
I listed all the boosted stories I read last month and provided my thoughts, including some common patterns in these exceptional stories. You will love them. There is something for everyone, as these exceptionally well-written stories cover many topics and different writing styles.
Recently, I read a new interview by Dr Yildiz introducing Martin D. Hirsch an experienced writer. He has an interesting background and lifestyle like me enjoying meditation and intermittent fasting but he is a bit younger than me. We both strive to be centenarians 😎
I found interesting interviews with writers and added them to a post so that you may find them easily. They are captivating and full of life lessons.
I also wrote two short stories recently to keep my brain active.
By the way, Aiden wrote a beautiful piece today. It touched my heart. I bet you will love this unique and poignant story. It is titled Finding Comfort in Blocks: How Minecraft Eased My First Time Loneliness and Intense Grief at 17.
Recent Updates
Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: January 2024
The monthly newsletter from ILLUMINATION account. Aiden also posted it to Substack (illumination.substack.com). There will a new news letter for the coming week. Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: January 2024
The inexplicable decline in visibility perplexes us. I encourage you to explore his narrative and gain insights into his concerns, as articulated constructively in his own words. The Reason I Didn’t Publish a Science and Health Article on Medium Today
Here’s Why I Started to Write for NewsBreak Again in 2024
Look, What Medium Algo Is Busy With Serving Millions of Readers on the Topic Pages
ILLUMINATION-Curators posted our BOOSTED collection last month.
Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION Publications — V4
Recently, Dr Yildiz had one of his stories reviewed by an expert as it was poorly performed. I liked his story giving us clues, but his mentor’s points did not fully resonate with me as whatever style we follow, our readers don’t get a chance to see them based on my experience. I wonder whether other writers feel the same. I shared my perspectives on the story.
I Had My Content Earnestly Reviewed by an Expert, and Here’s What I Learned
Aiden and I keep contacting Dr Yildiz as he is busy with many administrative tasks like adding 130 new writers. Despite all this, he maintained a cheerful attitude and shared an interesting story related to his personal life and how he manages publications with support from 148 volunteer editors. He gives us valuable ideas and inspires us to keep editing and curating. His story might give you valuable perspectives on our challenges.
A Rollercoaster of My Saturday: Challenges, Surprises, and Joyful Insights
He also shared a very important story about money and how our obsession might bring unhappiness. His approach to the material world is very similar to mine, focusing on altruism and gratitude.
Recently, my account was duplicated for the fifth time, causing inconvenience to my readers once again. I expressed my frustration in a story. They used sophisticated tactics to further confuse my readers. First, they pretended to be me. Then, changed the account name to something else. But I found and reported them. This new story might give you some clues on their new tactic and guide you to protect your account.
I invite you to share the information, and together, let’s stand against these scammers, ensuring they fail in their fraudulent activities. Your support is invaluable in this collective effort. And the day before, they cloned Dr Yildiz’s account a third time. He provided valuable guidance.
You can find them in this list if you missed the previous collection.
Enjoy My favorite stories and Some Nominated Ones from ILLUMINATION publications today.
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many interesting topics.
4 Steps to Make the Body Leptin Sensitive for Suppressing Food Cravings and Losing Fat Easily Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How I Improved My Eye Health as a Researcher and an Avid Reader Mike Broadly, DHSc
Gaming, Fun, and Humor: The Lifelines That Rescued Me From Social Media’s Grip on My Life Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
10 Vital Questions About Mass Shootings in America — Where Do You Stand? (Part 1) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Nature Does Not Have A Wrath, Human Beings Do Christyl Rivers, Phd.
The Funny Side of Life; Let This Be Part of Our Nature. Tara Desai PhD
How People Change: Turning Points From Three Sources Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Read This When You Want To Make Money Via Investing Richelle Délia, PhD
Try Self-Compassion Cedric Johnson, PhD
Physician Practices, And Fax Machines: Orthodoxy Or Retort? Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
Vocal Fictional Challenge Winners Announced Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
7 Steps to Stop Thinking About Your Toxic Narcissist Ex Melissa Kalt, MD
5 Powerful Things Kids Can Teach Us About Being Resilient Kristie Leong M.D.
Why You Should Enjoy Social Media But Not Get Addicted To it Dr. Preeti Singh
Stigma And Addiction Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Statism or Social Cooperation? Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
My Garden, my book Dr John Frederick Rose
Why I Left America For Good Livia Dabs RN,MSc
Here’s Why and How Type II Diabetes Is Reversible. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Why Every Kid Playing Sports Should be Meditating and Practicing Mindfulness David Gerken
49 Lessons I Learned After 2 Years of Writing on Medium Sinem Günel
(Unpopular) Life Advice I’ll Give My Daughter Anastasia Frugaard
4-Steps Approach on How To Choose a Side Hustle Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
From Thunderous Gallop To A Whisper Paul Myers MBA
4 Life-changing Millionaire Habits You Should Never Ignore Segun Ojediran, MSc
What Is a Dedicated Privacy Switch, and Why Does It Matter? Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Spirituality in Healthcare: a case-based Inquiry Isak Dinesen
Thriving in Chaos: 5 Steps to Cultivating Creativity and Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Workplace John R. Miles
When will we wake up from our Nuclear Weapons Nightmares? Rebecca Romanelli
$431,775/month as a blogger? Jenn Leach
Stacks of Boxes Remington Write
Lady Gaga’s New Campaign to Make America Polite Again Amy Sea
Mindful Living 101 in 2022 Rui Alves
Five Reasons Why Everyone Needs the Presence of a Pet For Better Health Ange Dim
The Cancer Chronicles, Part 3 Arthur Keith
Am I A Failing Ally For Liking Harry Potter? Alex Rosado
Best Strategies for a Profitable Year Suellen Wheless Estes
7 Characteristics Every Great Writer Has in Common George J. Ziogas
Do You Have a List of Things That You Wished You Could Firmly Believe 10 Years Ago? Suntonu Bhadra
What Kind of Travel Writer Are You? Suzanne Johnson
Once, I was depressed but didn’t even know Ashfaq Framewala
Don’t Confuse Writing Success With Overnight Success Aql
Three Books I Wish I Read before I Turned 18 Banji Alo
In A Sexless Marriage? Don’t Blame Yourself Belle du Journey
Some Thoughts on TikTok Ben Guttmann
The Snowman Alvin T. Alvin T.
The Value of Feedback On Medium, Vocal Media, and Newsbreak Cathy Coombs
Light Flickering in My Grandmother’s Eyes Christopher Lancette
The 1st Step To Ending Racial Prejudice Dave Richards
The One Thing I learned from Tony Robbins This Week DC Crawford
It’s Taking Too Much Time to Reach Your Dreams Than It Should — Here’s Why Emmanuel A. Anderson
What to Focus On: Tarot Pick a Card Emmarie Hodge
Senior Citizens May Find It Hard To Live On Social Security Alone Floyd Mori
Waking Up With the Feeling of Broken Bones Francesco Carrubba
The Tantric Way to Quit Smoking Frank T Bird
Rock n Roll: “The Most Brutal, Ugly, Degenerate, Vicious Form Of Expression.” Gary Buzzard
Rock n Roll: “The Most Brutal, Ugly, Degenerate, Vicious Form Of Expression.”
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Sugar Paradox: Key to Solve Metabolic and Mental Health Disorders Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Amazonian Woman Harry Hogg
Top Hidden Secrets of Happiness In Winter Hidayatullah
Not Feeling Great At Work? Ilam Padmanabhan
It’s So Cold in Chicago That Lake Michigan Is Covered in Ice Pancakes Jennifer Geer
How Can You Make Your Articles Stand Out? Jess
Another other Wes Moore Judy Owens
Your Writing is Still Remarkably Real Judy Walker
Building Beautiful Furniture Can Be Loads of Fabulous Fun For Women Too KL Simmons
The Applecart Lee Mont
Making Amends Meant I Could Finally Look in the Mirror Without Cringing Marilyn Flower
Establishing and Maintaining Boundaries with Narcissistic People is Vital Markus Scorelius
If Comfort is Your Goal, It Will Also Be Your Prison Michael Horner
Helping Others Shouldn’t Lead To Disappointment Mofrad Muntasir
I was an Only Child and it was Like This. nareeta martin
Friendship No More Nicole Barden
I Just Published My 500th Medium Story Today Noah Nelson
Dutch Tulip Bulbs Obsidian Eagle
7 Steps for Attaining Emotional Resilience to Lift Physical and Mental Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Do So Many Men Pose As Women Online? Ossiana Tepfenhart
“We Did!” Pam Winter
How Does The Forest Service Promote Lasting Ecological Vitality? Patrick OConnell
Grateful More for the Socialism Than the Champagne paulmartincurry
I Sold My First NFT, and You Can Too Napoleon
I Sold My First NFT, and You Can Too
Am I rich? Find out how much did I earn from OpenSea
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My dog visited me in my dreams. Y. Vue
If You Want People To Like You, Do This Prince Verma
4 Communication Skills You Should Learn From Top Leaders Sanket Pai
Is it Normal to Still Grieve Our Stolen Childhood and Struggle with Depression, Anxiety, or Anger? Story Taller
An Ethic that Affirms Life Tomas Byrne
Natural Alternatives for Shingles TruHealth by Kasara
Ask Kajsa Uzi Landsmann
Yeah, I’m From Jersey; You Got a Problem With That? Victoria Gregg
But All Salaries Are ‘Competitive’ Aren’t They? Argumentative Penguin
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Coat of Time Arthur G. Hernandez
Notion — How this productivity tool made my life well organized! Aman Jain
Sophia Loren Dated Her Dog Too Amy Sea
6 Proud Privileges You’re Guaranteed To Enjoy in a Third-world Country (Like Ghana) Boateng Sekyere
Was Joe’s Press Conference Too Long? Brian Dickens Barrabee
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Are Human Reactions So Predictable? Christina Sponias
Some Men Walk Away From Their Children Colleen Sheehy Orme
Useful Features in ManyStories — A Review with Recommendations Crystal A. Walker
Tired Of Your Veggies Spoiling? Try This. Destiny S. Harris
Management Eduardo Espinheira
Queen Stole the Show at Live Aid Due to Their Sound Engineer’s Gutsy Action Gill McCulloch
The Real Reason People Are Quitting Jobs is A Failure of Trust Ilana Rabinowitz
5 Things That Hit Me While I Had Covid-19 J.R. Heimbigner
Defining Space In A Pre And Post Pandemic World Janice M. Flanders
“I Heard That.” What To Do When Ugly Words Land in the Wrong Ears. Jennifer Pierce
3 Signs Your Interview is Going Well Jesse Bramani
Ignored Habits That Makes an Influential Leader Attractive Jessey Anthony
Almost All Of Us Fall For This Until It’s Too Late Jonathan Peykar
Mr. Julius L. Evans on YouTube Julius Evans
Where do we learn racism — Part V Kay Valley
Elements Of A Compelling Headline Jennifer Thompson
Is the Census Bureau Government at its Finest? Lawson Wallace
Slow Down to Lose Fat and Enjoy Life in Five Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Story Behind The Most Expensive Divorce in History Luay Rahil
Heaven And Hallelujah Marie A. Rebelle
How Do You Feel About Your Feet? Michelle Scorziello
Two Ways to Know if Alleged Knowledge is Worth Your Time Murtaza Ali
Dealing With Attractive Lies & Uncomfortable Truths Nico Sifiso
Ten Important Records & Reports You Need In Your Business Nora
Practical Advice from 3 Famous Writers Patricia Haddock
Repeating Affirmations Are Good Until You Realize This Prince Verma
Post-Pandemic Depression? What To Do If You’ve Lost Yourself Along The Way Melissa Timberlake
5 Clear Signs You’re Growing Into the Person You Always Wanted To Be Michael Lim
The Name We Never Mention Rhiannon Hopkins
Truck Drivers Are Done with Mandates Rowen Quinn
How I Learned to Write the Truth Ryan Dimalanta
Don’t Clutch at It Shashi Sastry
How Much Should You Charge Per Word? Shelby Sullivan
It Is Easy to Live Your Dreams Tamil
What do you do when no one supports your business Tina Lopez
Cleansing correctly for Optimum Health and Weight Loss TruHealth by Kasara
Belle Steve C
Discovering Sex Ulf Wolf
Restlessness Randy Shingler
The Surprising Benefit Of Using Tarot In Ancestral Healing Vickie Trancho
Being a Democrat in Texas Can Be a Life-Threatening Experience Wendi Gordon
Dear White People Nobody wants you to feel guilty or uncomfortable Yancy Dennis
Land of Light Zachary Seda
3 Books on the Law of Attraction That Helped Me Build a 6-Figure Business Hakima T A N T R I K A
Get Paid $100.00 Or More Writing Articles For These 3 Websites Pamela Kazmierczak
The Reason Why You Will Find New Opportunities And Time To Help Others Lucia Landini
Hurried America Zed⚡
In 2022 Know There’s Nothing Wrong with You Aliza Rosenfelder
When Vindication Brings You No Peace or Joy Mandy McElroy
Seven Simple and Effective Life Lessons for 2022 Ange Dim
Tuesday I Waved Goodbye, Wednesday He Died Ticapo
Health and Longevity Lessons from Centenarians Dr Mehmet Yildiz
I Don’t Know When People Decided That Scribbling 15 Mediocre One-Liners Is Good Writing Murtaza Ali
Expecting Others to Mind-Read Me Drastically Contributed to Jeopardizing My Relationships Myriam Ben Salem🦋
Create A Mindful Friday Neha Sandhir S
3 Ways To Tune Your Brain For Supercharged Creativity Nicole Linke
This Is How I Cured My Sadness Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
The Bluff of the Bully Obinna Uruakpa
Be still. Yin Yoga Øivind H. Solheim
How I Healed Abdominal Bloating and Distension Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Has the Time Come for a Biblical Immigration Policy? Paul Thomas Zenki
Celebrating or Understanding Dr. King? Peter Ling
6 Essential Tastes that Make You Wonder PseuPending (Seu)
Is “Someday” A Real Day? Randy Wolken
Enchantment — Einaudi and Philip Glass Regina Clarke
HOW TO BUDGET FOR TRAVELING IN YOUR 30’S Ashley Tavares
Is TikTok Really Addictive You Bet! René Junge
Crafting My Land Acknowledgement Rich Sobel
Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Cautions. Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Short Thoughts for Busy People #5 Roger Himes Esquire
Why You Should Be Writing for HubPages Ronald Franklin
The Fastest Ways to Get More Clients and Make More $$$ Sara Marium
Make Money Writing eBooks With Solutions And Guides Without EVER Having To Publish! Deon Christie
When Can White People Say the N-Word? Savannah Worley
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How I Maintain My Respiratory Health & Live With Abundant Energy Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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