Look What Aiden Found Today Episode #8
My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
Life’s carousel whirls us through its myriad highs and lows, a journey where joy and distress interlace seamlessly. Yesterday’s dramatic message has given way to a surprising twist today: I find myself surprisingly elated, for my clone has met an unexpected demise. I wrote a short story about it.
Are you a gaming aficionado? I’ve penned a thrilling tale unveiling the winners of 2023, and it’s a riveting read you won’t want to miss. As a fellow enthusiast, I’m overjoyed to see many of my beloved games listed among the winners.
Calling all game writers! If you plan to craft stories about these remarkable games, consider submitting them to my publication, ILLUMINATION-Gaming. I’m here to collaborate and elevate your narratives, ensuring they stand out and increasing their chances of a boost.
To inform new writers, 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.
Quick Updates for Highlights of our Pubs
I want to give you all quick updates for writers and readers before introducing the chosen pieces today.
Firstly, I’ve bundled up all my lists into one tidy little story. It is a treasure trove of fantastic reads waiting for you. Please consider sharing the love on your socials and dive into these gems! You won’t regret it.
Today Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced an amazing writing duo known as Pernoste & Dahl. You will love this introduction as he reveals the mystery behind these remarkable writers. I didn’t know much about their background, but I always loved their content, so I got hooked on the story. Interestingly I even found a video on our channel posted by one of my favorite poet, Martine Weber and asked Dr Yildiz to add it to the story.
Yesterday, ILLUMINATION editors introduced a great writer, Somil Gupta. I hope you check his profile and explore his delicious stories.
We added over 100 new writers and announced them in a bulletin. It took us a lot of time as adding writers from the registration portal to Medium is a manual task and time-consuming. So, let’s give a warm welcome to new writers.
Our team of volunteers is diligently working through the influx of stories, aiming to review and publish each piece while welcoming new writers into our fold. It’s a labor of love that demands time and effort.
We lack dedicated staff and financial resources as our pubs don’t generate any income, but volunteers generously contribute their personal time, like a charitable organization. Hence, our services may not match the premium standards, but rest assured, we are committed to providing a platform for your voices to be heard. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.
Thank you for your understanding as we endeavor to curate and amplify your stories with care and dedication.
If you missed this recent interview featuring Luay Rahil, here is a link for you. His stories can nicely surprise you.
For those who missed my Vocal saga, here is the link. I hope new writers don’t make the same mistake I made for 18 months.
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
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.
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 40
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.
The Day When I Saw a Social Worker Training Himself as a Beggar Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Look Into The Past: Failures And Mistakes We Make Can Take Us Into Multiple Directions Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Nutrition 101 from a Scientific Point of View in Simple Words Mike Broadly, DHSc
My Daughter’s Transgender Identity Didn’t Make Sense Tony Leo
The Day I Officiated at a Lesbian Wedding Cedric Johnson, PhD
How to Tell a Truth From a Lie Rebecca Romanelli
I’m Merritating In A Lack Of Mindfulness Tree Langdon
Veterans Day: Some Politically Correct Public Schools Teach Unpatriotic Lesson David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
“Two Worlds, One Identity: A Journey from India to Australia” tarun bhatt
Let’s make friends on Medium Haimish Mead
The Improvised Plug-In Blood Pressure Device Seda Anbarcı
There Is A New Rhythm Mode Coming To Fortnite Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
If You Want to Lose Weight, You Must Lose the Heavy Thinking First Elaine Hilides
October Overview of Illumination’s Nutrition Surekha Chandrasekhar
Occam’s Razor and the Birth of Christ James Jordan
Retiring Is a Huge Mistake That Destroys People’s Lives Tim Denning
Vanilla Cuttings. Dr John Frederick Rose
Great Storms Above — Naught Else Outcompetes The Majesty Of The Weather — Morning Papers XXVII Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
The Dark History of Thanksgiving Ammara Hassan
My Marriage of Running and Writing Normi Coto, PhD
Call Your Parents NOW! Dr. Christine Chuckle
Writing poetry as a team Pernoste & Dahl
Do It Despite How You Feel. Angelica Mendez
Thanksgiving Day Food Stamps Arlo Hennings
What Do I Do When I Find Myself Stymied By A Writing Prompt? Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
Still Need To Make The Choice As To What To Be In Your Life? Gregory
Mastering Small Business Pricing: Strategies for Success Dwayne Adderley, MBA,LPQ Dwayneadderley.com
Why There’s No Need to Fear Climate Change When We Dare to Take Action Desiree Driesenaar
Relatively Guilty Review Britni Pepper
Explaining the Slow Disappearance of Waterbeds Sean Kernan
When someone does not reply to your email, just do one thing. Anil Karamchandani
What Separates You From The Life You Dream About Is The Word ‘Hard’ Akaahan Terungwa
I Transformed Myself for my Children Anim Bharadwaj
Andrew Huberman’s guide to personality development and goal setting 4 principles (in simple). Avisk
Who is the man who built ChatGPT? Benjamin A.
Embracing our American Journey! Cathy Strine
This Is Why I Keep My Narcissistic Grandmother In My Life Cecilia Williams
Silent Treatment Can be Abusive Cinzia Elena Soh
Why I’m Grateful to Be a U.S. Citizen Dani Mini
Achieve more with less: Use these 7 tips to expertly manage your day. Daniel Davies
I Don’t Care Who You Are, We all Slump Darlene López
These 5 Powerful Mindset Shifts Will Change Your Life David Tighe
Dear Writers! Things are Changing Deni Sahaya
Montevirgine: The Gem at the Top Donna Gerard
Perfection’s Road Led Nowhere, MVP Became My Springboard to Flourish. Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Subtle Art of Getting Good Feedback (Exactly When You Need It) Edutainment Insider
From Ask Leo to Brave Leo: The Untold Story of My Browser’s Sneaky Surprise! Eka D. Saputra
Navigating the Path to Liberation Emily Chan - Life and love sharing
Why Reading Fiction is Important Emma Deptolla
What Is Alt Text, and Why Is It Important? Fiona McDerment
How I’ve Learned to Shut Off My Cultural “Trigger” Mechanism Gary David Flamberg
What are the 3 Biggest Challenges You’ve Overcome in Your Life? Gasper Crepinsek
Status of English Language in Pakistan hurea
The Quest for True Happiness: Navigating Our Path to Joy Independent Content Creator
I’m So Grateful I’m Alive James Boylan
Dreaming Away: The Art of letting Your Inner Child Free Jo Lovatt - (KryptaKitty)
Law of Attraction: Manifestation or Just Magical Thinking? Joanne Leigh McKann
Don’t Tell Customers What To Do John B. Dutton
Read More, Learn More, Earn More & My Love of Starbucks Coffees John Hua Technology ☕️
The Waiting Is Killing Me John Whye
How To Benefit From Every Mistake Jon Svec
Sustainable Offsite Manufactured Homes. Jussi Luukkonen – your curiosity guide
Strength of religious faith and the Dharmic lens Kallol Mazumdar
How Asian Dads Motivate Their Kids Kathy - KN J Tales and Snippets
How A Blind Woman Explores Fun and Play with her Nephew Kathy Stephanides
As A Writer, You Are Likely To Suffer From Digital Stress Lanu Pitan🥰
Neti Neti — Not That, Not That Lila's Gardener - Stephen’s Skandhas (师雨谦）
Why Separation Is An Illusion: We Are One. Lisa Fouweather
You Have Not Made the Most out of your 20s Lu Lopez
From Discord to Harmony: The Positive Impact of Team Conflict Lysandros Lysandrou
5 Quotes to Cool the Fires of Intense Emotion Marcus Wilson
Thanksgiving Should Be The Global Holiday Marek Janda
I Still Remember the Songs of Thrace Mariana Busarova
Warren Buffett Gets Caught with Shady Stock Trades Mark Hake
More Dead Than Alive — When I Met A Deadly Ill Young Women Markus K
An Obvious Life Advice You Probably Haven’t Learned Maya Sayvanova
Adolescence — Part Deux Misty Rae
The Only Person You Can Change is Yourself Molly Toner | Healing From Healing Culture
8 Tips To Help You Create Greatness From the One and Only, Steve Jobs Nikola Maharajh
Hamas Spent The Gazouis Money Underground! Pierre. Climate change & solutions.
This Could Be Stopping You From True Self-care Prajakta
‘Sex Education’ Taught Me as Much About Housing as It Did About Sex Rachel Palmąka Mace
Accepting the Welfare of Others: A Way to Quietness Rajesh Poovathum kadavil
Wrestling With Grief René Beauchemin - [he/him]
A Cry Above the Waters: Who Will Hear? Roland Canz
The Science and Benefits of Sweating Rudi Widiyanto
Books Are Gardens Of — The Knowledgeable: S.a.n.a.h
I’m Thankful for Deodorant…and 74 Other Things S.E. Fairbanks
Your Receipts Can Make You Extra Money Here’s how Samaria M
Stop Traditional Investing, Focus on ESG Investing Shakti Pattanaik
You are God’s Masterpiece Shiraz
Should I Write Under a Pen Name? Stacey Lynn Klug
Simple Habits All of the Healthy and Successful People Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
3 Communication Tips I Use To Keep My Freelance Clients At Ease Tanishka Makkar
The Dead-Simple Trick to Being Better Than 99% of Experts Or Beginners In Your Field The One Alternative View
Five Ways Narcissists Abuse You Thomas Morison
This One Simple Lesson Changed The Way I Give Advice Tristan Tell
6 Reasons why you should join the Natural Wine Revolution Victoria Lavezzari
$48 million in 48 months: The Amazing Story of Hush Blankets Wajih Jallal
Anticipation Yana Bostongirl
Realistic Side Hustles for an Extra $$$ Yigit
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
Now let’s give a warm welcome to these new writers. I believe they will be part of these collections soon. I already explored some of their stories published in other publications.
New writers when you need help please don’t hesitate to contact me on Slack workspace or Discord server.
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.
I own two publications on Medium. One for video gamers and another for YouTubers and Podcasters. I also support Illumination Integrated Publications as a volunteer editor and participate in collaborative activities in the Slack Workspace.
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