Curated Collection — Nostalgia Series
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #89
Featuring engaging stories that you may enjoy as well
Dear avid readers and fellow Friends of Medium, I hope you had a great long weekend. I compiled 89 collections & Lists, giving you reading options from different topics. It is short, but I believe there is something for everyone. I aim to find valuable stories buried under the dust for your enjoyment.
I invite you to consider giving supportive feedback and sharing the stories you read on social media. My goal in creating these collections is to increase views and the engagement rate among avid readers as much as possible to support our authentic and inspiring writers.
Quick Updates of our Pub Activities
I also give some quick updates for the writers and followers of our pubs that I learn from editors. Yesterday, we added many new writers. I introduced them in my previous collection.
Recently, Dr Yildiz wrote about the detrimental effects of hate speech on social platforms. As you may know, we don’t allow any harmful content in our publications. ILLUMINATION Does NOT Publish Content with Defamation, Discrimination, and Hate Speech. You may learn from his experience and thoughts.
Recently, we posted our new newsletter. It will be great for the new writers. We added some more new writers so you may find their profile at the end of this post and consider exploring their stories.
Our dear ILLUMINATION is four years old. By leveraging Aiden’s older video I penned a short story using my funny Aussie accent. I usually don’t speak or write like that. I hope you will enjoy it.
I wrote a story about my thoughts on bulk suspensions. You might have heard that Medium suspended many accounts. We wrote a short piece about it if you want to learn about the details.
Dr Yildiz shared his perspectives by looking at the suspension issue from both sides. His story made me more compassionate about both victims and Medium. As my account was suspended a few weeks ago, I know how painful it can feel. But the platform needs to remove useless leeches.
We had to deal with scammers trying to sell Medium’s claps and highlights on Fiverr. I checked that site and saw that 300+ others are selling them. Please be careful with these scammers, and always report them.
Aiden created a cool YouTube video for ILLUMINATION-Gaming readers and writers to delight them with some boost guidelines.
In a special episode, I shared some boosted stories I read. Some readers enjoy exceptional pieces so I add it here.
Aiden covers the new ones, and I focus on older stories 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.
Aiden’s Collections
Here is his latest one with my friend’s link for anyone to read it. He has already created 115 collections, always finding gems from hidden corners.
Now another great editor, The Sturg joined the curation team and he posted his first and second well-designed collections. He put lots of effort into creating this. I know how challenging and time-consuming it is to create these collections. So please engage in his collections and share them on your socials.
Update on Boosting
If you are into boosting things, recently, Dr Yildiz answered frequently asked questions from writers and readers about the boost program on Medium, which gave me a few surprises as a writer and editor. I wish I had read something like this a year ago. No wonder none of my stories got boosted, causing me to pause writing, but he shows us hope.
Aiden featured our boosted stories, which I finished reading all of.
As a boost nominator, Aiden introduce stories of frequently boosted writers. So far, he did four and will post more as they can be helpful to new writers.
ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled our boosted stories. You may find exceptional stories from this. Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION Publications — V5. They also created a new Reader’s Club post with many great stories. ILLUMINATION Reading Club #9
Recent Interviews with Influential Writers
Recently Dr Mehmet Yildiz interviewed another famous writer Genius Turner. He is a gem. You might enjoy this story as much as I did. I am now following Genius to learn from his insights. Interview with Genius Turner
Here’s an interview with Shirley Willett. She is my senior so I send her my respect. I also featured one of Shirley’s story today about 6th dimension. Interview With Shirley Willett
Meet another experienced writer David Mokotoff, MD. You can learn about his interesting background. I love David’s informative and humorous stories. Interview with Dr David Mokotoff, MD, a Retired Cardiologist
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.
Influencing Non-Members to Become Members
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.
To influence non-members, 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.
Please Enjoy My favorite stories and Some Nominated Ones from ILLUMINATION publications.
Dysregulation of Dopamine in the Brain Indicates Multiple Neurological & Mental Health Conditions Dr Mehmet Yildiz [New]
Nuances of Serotonin Syndrome: Experts Warrant Caution for Elevated Serotonin Levels Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Here’s How I Improved My VO2max After My 60s with Persistence and Guidance. Mike Broadly, DHSc
Her Son Saw Her in the Shower, and The Sky Was Falling Down Mike Broadly, DHSc
Gaming, Fun, and Humor: The Lifelines That Rescued Me From Social Media’s Grip on My Life Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Why Do We Love to Believe Wacky and Weird Stuff? James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD
This Teacher’s Act Made Me Look For Him After 43 Years. Am I Too Late? Wendy King
How to Find the Most Profitable Niche to Write About (Without “Niching Down” like a Clown) Tim Denning
Career Roadmap for Gen Z to Land Their Dream Jobs (Part 1) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Why Isn’t the Far Right Free to Accept Yes? John Worthington
Synaesthesia 2: Adventures in Blue, Green, and Camo Donn K. Harris
Xenotransplantation: First Pig Kidney Transplant in a 62-Year-Old Man Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Writers Needed Even in This Age of Multimedia and AI Ugur Akinci
Feeling Stuck? — Here’s One Surefire Way to Get Unstuck Fast Gary Buzzard
How Brain Bootcamp Taught Me To Live a More Enriching Life Karen Marie Shelton
From Denial to Acceptance: How We’re Mourning the Rise of AI Maria Marmo
Master the Art of Non-Verbal Charisma Jamel Hendley/Greenviool
Digestive Enzymes: Multiple Benefits and Managing Deficiencies for Optimal Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Which Americans Donate the Most Money to Charity Deborah Camp
Why You Should Work on Creating Stability in Your Life Rejoice Denhere
Does Spirituality Have Anything To Do With Serenity James Boylan
Better to Be Rich and Anonymous Than Rich and Famous Tree Langdon
Embracing Knowledge Humility: Navigating the Dunning-Kruger Effect in the Workplace K. Joseph
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Became Widespread, Concerning Me As It Was My Huge Problem. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The #1 reason our dreams end up in a graveyard and how to resurrect them. Sifawu Usikalu
A Detailed Account of My 20-Year Battle With Bipolar Depression, and How I Finally Won Chad Harvey
3 Leisure Lessons To Overcome Smartphone Addiction Tim J. Schroeder
Life After Work: Rebuilding Identity and Purpose in Retirement Matthew Jack
6 Scientific Healthy Benefits of Tumeric and Golden Milk Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Announcement of New Writers for ILLUMINATION #32 ILLUMINATION
This Is How I Stopped Living Paycheck to Paycheck in My Early 20s simplest
Bustin’ Makes Us Feel Good: Visiting the Ghostbusters Headquarters Daniel Woodward
Fall In Love with Email Marketing. A Comprehensive Guide — Part One Clive Wilson
Beyond the Minimum: The Case for Discussing Maximum Wages Rajeev Mudumba
My Recipe for Success: 10 Work-Life Balance Techniques That Work Wonders Duane Michael
If There IS Such a Thing as a Super-Food, This is It! Richard Fast
Stop tolerating negativity! Become the landlord of your own life. Sifawu Usikalu
Eating with hands : The Culture, Stigma, and Science Shruti Katoch
Queer Organisms: Nature’s Lesson for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? Thank you for sharing it like all other posts that you read in this collection.
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club #4 ILLUMINATION-Curators
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Links to My Previous Collections
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Introduction to New Writers
Now, let’s welcome the new writers who joined us recently. Please explore their stories, and if they resonate with you, you may connect with them. This is a great opportunity for writers and readers to meet and connect. New writers, please read the onboarding pack in the attached intro before sending your stories. Photos are very important, so please check out the image handling policy to prevent returns.
Writer applications can be made via our registration portal. Please remember to add your Medium account ID.
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If you want to explore more from my life lessons? I compiled the links in a list to make it easy to find for you. Your feedback is important to me.