Curated Collection — Nostalgia Series
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #90
Featuring engaging stories that you may enjoy as well
Dear avid readers and fellow Friends of Medium, I hope you are well. I compiled 90 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 wanna increase views and the engagement rate among avid readers as much as possible to support our authentic and inspiring authors.
As a writer and reader, if you want to be rich, I found an amazing business opportunity. But of course, it is a scam 😊 Thus, I wrote it satirically to give you some ideas and a few chuckles. Please don’t take it seriously.
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)
Change Your Life for the Better by Rewriting Your Own Rules Paul Long
How To Get More Done in a Day (Every Day) Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
Her Son Saw Her in the Shower, and The Sky Was Falling Down Mike Broadly, DHSc
The Almost Forgotten Legacy of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Deborah Camp
3 Quiet Questions to Take Control of Your Life Narrative (Before the World Dictates Your Answers) Thomas Oppong
3 Practical Things That Strengthen My Self-Love bluesapphire
Why Do We Love to Believe Wacky and Weird Stuff? James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD
Write Like a Pro: 11 Expert Writing Tips to Captivate Your Audience Anshul Kummar
Byron Donalds Debunks DA Fani Willis’ Claims of Racial Bias in The Escalating Accusations Against… Kurt Dillon
Tell Me Something, How Far Are You Willing to Go for Self-love? A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
How to Find the Most Profitable Niche to Write About (Without “Niching Down” like a Clown) Tim Denning
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Rises, Concerning Me As It Was My Big Problem Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Medium Should Be Transparent about Clone Phishing Attacks David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
What Is Truth? — A Touchy Subject in that We Have Different Definitions Roger Himes Esquire
This Teacher’s Act Made Me Look For Him After 43 Years. Am I Too Late? Wendy King
Divorce Is Not ‘Taking The Easy Road’ Carol Madden — Your Divorce Coach
Forced vs. Intentional Gender Equality: How Corporates Get It Wrong Pranshu “Maverick” Dwivedi
Why Aren’t the American Series We Grew Up With in Italy Nearly as Popular in the US? Caterina
The Proto-Indo-European Root sreu- and Its Derivatives in Sanskrit. Cristiano Luchini
“You Teach People How to Treat You” is Silly Nonsense Donnie Van Meer
Gemini & Capricorn | The Heartfelt Troubles of Love. Hannusedit
A Voice Lost and Then Found John Clark — The Voice of Courage
Why was it so hard for Dale to stop eating chocolate? Kantsyber Oksana
4 Hacks Good Readers Use to Remember the Writer’s Key Points Kevin Horton
You Won’t Believe These 10 Surprising Clickbait Headlines That Work Liam Hunter-Bailey
The Only Way For Meaningful Change Is Through People’s Power Raveen
The Secret Metrics of Mindset Transformation in Business Success MAGDALENA PONURSKA
Death by Fool, Folly, Flood, Fire, Fall, and Fentanyl. Markus Scorelius
A Life Lesson Story About the Importance of Obstacles In Life MRCOLLINSFX
Why Indian Parents Hold Back their Kids from Pursuing their Dreams. Sreevidya. A
How Accidental SEO Got My Story 19.5K Views & 12.1K Reads Tim Dahi
The 7 day exercise I use to plan a year’s worth of content Vince Mao
Paris, Swimming in the Seine, and a Bid to Be the World’s Greenest City William Nuttle
How I Conquered Laziness and Became Super Productive Yash Sharma
The Flower that Breaks Through the Tar of Modern Society Zackary Henson
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
Thank you for reading these great stories 🙏
Links to My Previous Collections
Please share these so that more people can find these valuable pieces.
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.
Get an email whenever Mike Broadly, DHSc publishes.
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.