Look What Aiden Found Today Episode #5
My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
The highlight of my day today was reviewing a long story which took me over an hour to finish and publish. But it was worth it. ILLUMINATION-Curators wrote about that exceptional story by Mike Grindle today. I hope you will get a chance to read it and pay attention to your privacy. It confirmed one of the reasons I don’t use my full name on Medium or social media.
If you missed this interview featuring Luay Rahil, here is a link for you.
I liked the comments on my eye-opening story about Vocal. Thank you.
As mentioned before, since ILLUMINATION editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators have been very busy lately, I volunteered to compile some of these collections with an additional list as the media coordinator. We apologize for the publishing delays. Some of our editors are on leave for the festive season.
We are also sorry we couldn’t add new writers for a week as administrators were unavailable but Mike and I will help tomorrow during our publishing breaks.
Other volunteers are working hard, so I invite you all to be patient in these challenging times. We will eventually review and publish all your stories and give access to new writers. It takes some time. We don’t have dedicated staff. Everyone is volunteer on our pubs donating their personal time. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.
Talking of curated lists, our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, now is a boost nominating pub You may learn about How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
In addition, I am also grateful that my little publication, ILLUMINATION Gaming, was chosen as a boost-nominating publication. 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. So I look forward to helping you.
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, especially ones nominated by the community. Here is their treasure trove: Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated
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)
As you might have noticed, 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.
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
Our supportive editor, famous nutritionist, Elin Melaas, created her first collection earlier. Elin also created the Invisible Series.
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.
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.
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 34
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 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.
How Science Captivated My Childhood Mind, Building the Foundation for Lifelong Research Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Mrs. B: The Second Patient Bertrand Liang, MD PhD
How networking helped me land my first six-figure job. Gertrude Nonterah, PhD
The Lasting Imprint: How Early Stress Shapes Our Brain Antonio Segovia, MD.
Debt And Consumerism Dr. Gabriella Korosi
What Not to Do (if You Want to Gain a Toe-Hold in the Art Market) Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
How to Read a Poem Pernoste & Dahl
If Your Writing Would Bring Pure Wealth, Would You Still Write At All? Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
5 Reasons I Enjoy My Retirement Years More Than Working Ones Mike Broadly, DHSc
“You’re Everything To Me” is a Warning You’re Walking Down a Dead End Road Rebecca Romanelli
Vanilla and Joy of Sharing. Dr John Frederick Rose
Frutiger Aero: When the Future Looked Optimistic Mike Grindle
Death Becomes Us All K. Joseph
Mid-Life Celebration: Why Middle-Aged Guys and Sports Cars Are a Match Made in Heaven Dr. Christine Chuckle
Reading the Great Books Empower and Transform Us Dr. Fatima Imam
How Its Like to Live and Work in Space Ammara Hassan
What’s the Right Room Temperature for a Baby? Dr. Zia ur Rahman
Why Can’t Some People Cry? Amir Bibi
Do You Know the Two Typical Types of Monster Managers? (Part 3) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
After Spring Cleaning… I’ll Meet You, I’ll Love You Ani Vals
Understanding the Concept of “Worldview, Values, and Life” in Relationships 2bebetter
When The Great Himalayas Went Grey on Us, Literally Somil Gupta
Please, stop! A Shayens Abran
For First-Time Employees — Avoid These Common Mistakes In Your First Job Aditya Narayan
How I Refrain Myself from Regrets Aliya🦋
Reprogramming Money Mindset With Affirmations Gets To Be Fun Amanda Jayne O'Hare
Why Are We So Damn Hard On Ourselves? Asanda
The Importance of Continuous Learning Basma Taha
Meditating While Checking Your Feed Bjorn Sorensen
The Dark Side Of Rich Kids Volunteering Abroad Black Culture Unlocked
Why we worry and why we shouldn’t Body Mind and Soul
10 Apps That Made My Life Better and More Productive Bright N
Obsession Caitie Eddy
5 Ways You Can Tell That You are Living Multidimensional Cee Cee
Juggling Motherhood, Writing, and Self-Care Darlene López
The Night My Son Almost Died From Drinking Dawn Marie
Why I began my journey into sustainability? Divya Senthil
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the most sustainable of them all? Divya Senthil
Israel Don’t look for Meaning, Create Meaning
How Tech Redefines Parkinson’s Care and Empowers Patients Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How to Turn Loneliness into Lasting Friendships Duane Michael
Light Show Ella Harris
Why Don’t Tell Your Plans to Anyone? Emerzi
Skyrocket Your Mood and Performance By Transforming Your Inner Dialogue Eren Elsewhere
The Cost of Being Too Nice in the Writing Industry Esme Raine Harlow
How do I change my mindset to a positive one❔ Evolve with Mark
100 Mind-blowing Things You Need To Know About The Dark Side Of Power (48 Rules of Power, Robert… Fahri Karakas
This is Your Sign to Stop Being Afraid of Change Federica M
(Revenge) Turn The Other Cheek. Be The Bigger Person Following God
Music into Art . . . Art into Music FranMorelandJohns
Recover From a Half Marathon Gary Smith
Perception and Remembrance Giulietta Passarelli
My Council of Counsel; Three Thoughts on a Constructive Conversation with the Voices in My Head Greg Lynas
You don’t like failure? Read this now. Han Fuzari
I Became Rich When I Stopped Buying These 5 Things Helemon Writes
Just through you… Het Patel
His Absence Lingers, a Constant Ache In My Soul Hidayatullah
Four Myths We Love to Live With Ipshita Bose
Burnout: What It Is, How to Avoid It, and How to Recover Javad Oftadeh
What A Fantastic Machine Your Body Is! Stop And Think About It. Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
In the Realm of Ink and Canvas Jo Lovatt - (KryptaKitty)
When Little Things Bother Us In a Big Way John Whye
Strong Inner Leadership: Cultivate Your Inner Masculine for Deeper Healing and Fulfillment Jordin James
Take every inch of me and never return Kallol Mazumdar
Dr. Andrew Huberman Reveals the 4 “Tiers” of Music Karol Skupien
7 Signs That You’re Not Just Single, But You’re Confidently Independent Kashi Writes
Asian Parents Be Like Thrifty Tigers Kathy - KN J Tales and Snippets
I Reflected on 3 Quotes and Arrived at a Formula for Setting Healthier Expectations Kevinn Chan
Here’s What I Think Will Be the Top Real Estate Trends of 2024 Kiana Curtis
Why You Need a Side Hustle in the 21st Century Kristina Segarra
Refrigerator Pickles Larry Nowicki
You Should Change Jobs — Here’s Why M. A. Neeper
Generate truly exceptional AI images in your Skype conversations Magdalena Szpunar
Whispers in the Night: Uncovering the Secrets of the 3 Types of Dreams 🌀 Marko Eickholt 🌀
OF BIRTH, DEATH AND MOTHERHOOD MaryRose Cobarde Candare
Remembering in the Digital Age: Insights for Text, Audio and Visual Info Matthias Karner
December Bells Are Ringing Memoona Bilal
Don’t Settle: The Best Advice I Know Michael Williams
The Great Escape: Running Away from My Writing Responsibilities… Again Mike Rodgers
Breaking the Cycle: Turning “I Will” into “I Did” Mike Rodgers
benefit of Devil’s Advocacy MRCOLLINSFX
From DNA to Family Tree Natalie Wiffen
Purple Fire Neera Handa Dr
6 EASY WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR DAY Nikola Ojdanić, Ph.M.
Peru and Ayahuasca Diaries. Prologue Pachamama
A Date by the Ocean Parag Ingale
Dolphin Mentality Patience Hunter
Blessings and Mindfulness: God sends people Pooja Sharma
Innovative Amazon Marketing Strategies for Niche and Seasonal Events Precious Chindongo Thundu
7 Easy Yoga Exercises for Your Best Sleep Rasool Shah
Beyond the Grind: From Obligation to Enjoyment in Study Renee LIN
The Secret to Finding New Great Books (and Movies) Sanjay Singhal
I Hacked the Secret Behind Sleeplessness While I Went Through A 7-Day Power Cut. Sarita Mian
First Week Going Whole Food Plant-Based Scout Barrett
A Rainbow’s Poetic Tale Shamaima Irfan
Another Year is Coming. Sharon Pillai
How to Quadruple Your Productivity by InterLacing™️ Your Activities Shashi Sastry
Mothman — December 15, 1966 Shawn Bruwer
At times it feels like I must run away Shweta Bharti
How to Break Your Phone Addiction and Take Back Control of Your Life Sobaan Saeed
How a Simple Desk Change Can Improve Your Health and Productivity Techstark
Transforming Health: A Personal Journey Through the Ketogenic Diet The Wet Whale
Five Secrets to Mindful Cooking Tia Merotto
Don’t Just Sit At Home tim8888
We Are No Longer a Democratic Republic. Veritas Civis
Don’t You Dare to Look Away While Kids Are Dying in Gaza! Viragoria
Cristiano Ronaldo Revealed His Diet (You Should Try It) William
Caught In The Post-Book Blues? Zsuzsanna Agocs
The Illusion of Friendship is Almost as Deceptive as the Illusion of Marriage Shame on Us
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
About Me
I write articles in my field covering gaming, film-making, social media, and design. I am also a YouTuber. Thank you for subscribing to my account to get notifications when I post on Medium. I created a new website to share my content for free and promote stories of writers contributing to my publications on Medium. I also have a Substack newsletter. Let’s connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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