Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #11
My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
I’ve officially joined the ranks as a Friend of Medium (FoM). From now on, stories I read from other writers will earn them four times the previous ones. Details are in the attached story. I congratulate the early birds for Medium Friendship, as mentioned in the story of Dr Yildiz. I believe the more FoM members there are, the better it will be for writers. Let’s all inspire our readers with great stories. I am here to support and amplify your stories.
Why was I delayed, you might ask. After hearing about it for the past couple of weeks and skimming through a few stories, nothing has quite struck a chord until today. I did not see the value. But yesterday I stumbled upon a story that just clicked, and before I knew it, I was eagerly hitting that upgrade button, dropping $150 for an annual FoM subscription. It’s clear that certain writers have a knack for swaying our decisions, and Dr Mehmet Yildiz happens to be one of those influencers. For the full scoop, dive into his inspiring piece over on ILLUMINATION.
Now I saw they did the same bad thing to Dr Yildiz, which I saw when reading his exciting story. For those who missed the excitement, two days ago, I was happy the scary scam account that emulated my profile and tried to deceive my readers was removed. Those who missed the drama can read it from this link.
How to Identify Them?
These fraudulent accounts typically lack followers and haven’t authored any stories themselves. They are non-members with no star or heart icons in their profile names.
If you are into gaming, I also wrote about winners of 2023 for popular games. I will introduce some of those games in my forthcoming stories for game lovers.
Talking of gaming, if you plan to craft stories about these remarkable games, consider submitting them to my publication, ILLUMINATION-Gaming. I’m here to elevate your narratives, ensuring they stand out and increasing their chances of a boost. 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.
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.
Quick Updates for Highlights of Our Pubs
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.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz introduced a writing duo known as Pernoste & Dahl. You will love this introduction as he reveals the mystery behind these interesting writers who writes inspiring and engaing content on Medium.
ILLUMINATION editors introduced a great writer, Somil Gupta. I hope you check his profile and explore his delicious stories.
We added more 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. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.
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. Here is their treasure trove: Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated
ILLUMINATION-Curators wrote about that exceptional story. I hope you will get a chance to read it and pay attention to your privacy.
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)
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, #8, #9.
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 46
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 Glymphatic System: Traversing the Brain’s Detox Channels Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The Power of Child Sponsorship Mike Broadly, DHSc
Soulful Script Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Got a Fix on God? Fuhgeddaboudit Cedric Johnson, PhD
Self- Preservation Dr. Gabriella Korosi
Transformative Tides: Learning to Love the Dance of Change Ali Alzahrani, Editor
D is for Dead Seda Anbarcı
Three Record-Breaking Lightning Strikes Hit Our Off-Grid Community Rebecca Romanelli
The Paper-Ritual Of The Morning Paper — The Art Of Craft To Awaken You By The Winsome Joy Of… Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
Thoughtful Patterns. Dr John Frederick Rose
Navigating Endings with Constructive Feedback for a Better World Andrea Feccomandi
Capitalism is Killing Us — Let’s Start with Amazon Andrea O'Ferrall
Stop Taking Everything So Personally. Angelica Mendez
The Truth About Christmas Stephen Dalton
Are You Really Your Worst Enemy? Borut
How to Release the Merry-Go-Round of Unwanted Emotions Regina Clarke
Who Is in Charge Here?–How Our Minds Control the Body Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi
All Through the Kindness of Strangers Michele Thill
How to Make People Respect You in Seconds Luay Rahil
A Glimpse of My First International Travel Somil Gupta
When the Sunflower Desired the Sun Ani Vals
Pizza Fries: A Delicious Combo of Pizza and Fries Ammara Hassan
I got rejected from my country’s top B-schools. And then I got into one of the world’s best. Aninda Baruah
Time To Donate Our Christmas Cow! Bernadette E Wallace
History of Advent Bill Petro
Why People Won’t Meditate Captain Kage
My Blood Sugar Dropped to 63 and This Happened to Me | by Casimiro Filipe | Medium Casimiro Filipe
4 Steps To Turn Your Mind From A Prison To A Palace Conscious Creativity
Consistency Will Get You To Places You Never Thought You Could Go To Benny Lim
Fate/Grand Order Memorial Movie: Rice
Your Decisions Need More Altitude Darren Matthews
Poverty Pandemic (reframed Cost of Living Crisis) David Brunnen - Editor, Groupe Intellex
What Does the MAGA Shadows Hide? John Worthington
Boost Your Brand Awareness This Christmas (While Everyone Else is Slowing Down) David McIlroy
My Crazy Plan To Build A $20k Side Hustle In The Next 12 Months Derek Hughes
Listen Like You Mean It Dr. Dominic Etli
Why I Don’t Write So A 5th Grader Can Understand Emil
Understanding Gumroad Evolve with Mark
The Effects Of Spirulina — Bad Or Good? Fatima
A Claim That The BLM Supports Trump Floyd Mori
How To Share Your Stories Just Got Easier Fred: Almost Famous
Let’s make friends on Medium Haimish Mead
Best Story Writing Tips For Beginners Haroon Shauket
The ABCs of Eco-Friendly Habits — A Sustainable Living Guide Harvey Ross
Mistletoe Hisho
The Superpower of Silence I'm Pete
3 Golden Negative Emotions that Ruin Your Life for Better Ipshita Bose
I Was Homeless And People Told Me That Money Wouldn’t Make Me Happy Ivana Klara
I Doubled My Income with Short Writing After Years of Struggling Ava
In the Claws of Devastating Bush-Fires — Day 2 Janin Lyndovsky
14 Innovative Ways Musicians Can Maximize Revenue from Live Shows in 2024 Jason Aro
Yearning for Normal. What is Normal? JD Adams ~ Stories From the Mountain
6 Important Reasons Why You Should Not Work 9–5 if You Are Over 40 Jerry Keszka
Freedom Jo Lovatt - (KryptaKitty)
We Are Now Navigating The New $1.3 Trillion AI Markets Coming in 2024. John Hua Technology ☕️
How Did Salt Change The World? John isikli
How To Live Intentionally With Passion And Perseverance John R. Miles
People Are Great-We Need Each Other John Whye
The Flexible Way of Working as An Engineer Josef Cruz
The Final Countdown Joseph Lieungh
Can I Protect Myself or My Loved One from Inheriting Mental Illness? Julian Palumbo, Christian Life/Health Coach/Writer
My Personal Journey to Crafting a Morning Routine for Enhanced Well-Being Karina
My Relationship with Siri as a Blind Woman Kathy Stephanides
The Longevity Diet, Does It Make Any Difference? Lanu Pitan🥰
Why Do People Fear Silence? Lawson Wallace
A Christmas Treasure Trove Of Great Festive Stories Liam Ireland
Unrestrained America Zed⚡
A New Era In Solar Energy Is Coming Amna Fayyaz
A Practical Example of The Depth Tracking Software is Going To Right Now Lord Dukes de Enfer
How to Think Like a Billionaire Marc Rundquist
How Much Would You Have If You’d Invested $1,000 in These Top Companies 5 Years Ago? Marcus Tan
Doraemon Magic Door Memoona Bilal
A Leading Strategy Expert Shares the Top 5 Excuses CEOs Use to Avoid Doing Strategy Michael H. Goitein
A Tale Of Extraordinary Dice Michael John Scott
Reflections of a Former Child Garment Worker — Inside the Sweatshop: Part 2 Modern Money
Christmas is the Worst. Nat
Thanks for the shoes Pernoste & Dahl
The Motion of Life Philip Writes
FEYNMAN — 4 Super rules from the legendary physicist to learn anything. Quantum Thinker
Are you Immigrating late in life? Radhika
Have We Forgotten To Appreciate The Beauty Of Music? Raveen
Man Within God, God Within Man: The Reproduction of Chaos Sam Pitzer
The Couple Who Want to Change the Farming Industry in Colombia: Starting with Education and… Sara Burdick
You Don’t Need to Quit Your Day Job to Grow Your Side Hustle Sevan Topalian
A Farewell Tribute to a Lifelong Friend Sharon Hillam
Mystical Objects of Lore — The Cintamani Stone Shawn Bruwer
The Art of Becoming You Stephen David Lovegrove
Will Technology Ever Surpass Human Intelligence? Here’s What I Think Sunny Labh
Violet Skies Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ
How to make a micro-adventure a success Tarek Rakhiess
I Got Scammed by a “Job” Teisha LeShea
It’s My Life, It’s Now Or Never-Leveraging From Sunk Costs The One Alternative View
Never give up! Everything will get better! tim8888
Unveiling the Forgotten Tragedy: How a Simple Crop Brought Ireland to Its Knees! Tom Kane
The Best Things You Can Do To Reclaim Your Life Tser Dennis
How to spend some time with Yourself: Ways to stay happy Twinkle Moitra
Olive Oil Pressing Season Is Just Ending in Italy Uvebruce
Feeling Drained? Could It Be an Energy Vampire? Here’s how to spot them. Vanessa O.
Unwrapping Potential: Understanding Individual Strengths for Effective Leadership Vice Ivandić
Happiness Is a Strange Thing W. K. Strawbridge
My 5 Favorite YouTube Channels (on Productivity, Social Life, and Knowledge) Anshul Kummar
This Is How Much I Earned From My First Full Month Writing For Medium: Zach Breiner
Notion Is About to Change Everything Zoe Suf ★
Beyond the Glare: Rethinking Who We Learn From Zunaira Fatima
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. I introduce these services below.
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