Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #12

My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium

Today I started a new series to guide writers in writing boostable stories. I started the series with Dr Mehmet Yildiz as I have easy access to his stories. I will cover as many writers as possible as I now can see boosted stories as an editor and boost nominator. You feedback on the story will be much appreciated.

For new readers, 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.

In addition Dr Mehmet Yildiz wrote an important story. I found it well-articulated, influential, educative, and highly impactful. I feel obliged to highligt it here.

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, #10

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 47

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.

Deck the Halls With Boughs of Jolly Christyl Rivers, Phd.

Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD

The Last Swim I Had With My Sister Rebecca Romanelli

From Darkness to Radiance for a Path to Inner Sunshine Mike Broadly, DHSc

Health JD Adams ~ Stories From the Mountain

Our New Book “The Joy of Life” Published by Dancing Elephants Press Is Now Available Dr. Gabriella Korosi

The First GTA 6 Trailer Is Finally Here Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

Once a Texan, Not Always A Texan Arthur Keith

Best Article Tips for Published Writers Matthew Bamberg

What Does It Mean For You To Write? Joanie Adams - Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words

Mohenjo Daro: The World’s First Urban Human Civilization Ammara Hassan

3 Life-Changing Responses Guaranteed to Confuse a Narcissist Melissa Kalt, MD

London Is Killing My Desire to Travel Adele Arbi

MacKenzie Scott Continues To Share Her Wealth Floyd Mori

Stopping the Same Dating Disasters and Learning To Grow Above The Middle

Luxury in Disguise: How and Why Rich People Glorify Poverty to Their Advantage A. Hamzeh

Ten tips to Have a Better Mindset than 99% of People Alexandru Lazar

Say No To An Extra $1000? What? Never! Ali Waseem

4 Ways For Learning Something New Every Day? AmirArsalan Sadiyeh

TCM and Impressionism — The Intersection of Ancient Healing Wisdom and Art Amy Liu

How to Make New Year’s Resolutions. Angelica Mendez

1 Big Reason You Can’t Remain Consistent Anthony De iudicibus

Does not matter how much you are willing to pay — you won’t buy happiness. Artur Pawlik

Wish I Never Knew This About Her Past: A Personal Confession Ava

History of Christmas: Nativity Season Bill Petro

Being happy doesn’t happen by accident… Bob Phillips

Beyond the Pages: My Secrets to Reading 100 Books a Year dani herrera

Microaggressions Dee

Navigating Dating When You’re Anxiously Attached Diana Gold

Road Sign Dreams & Drummers DJ Hitzfeld

What Robert Greene Taught Me About Dealing With Haters Donnie Van Meer

Enhancing the Quality of Seniors’ Lives Through Social Robotics Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Double Dodging Edith Gallagher Boyd

We’re on the Cusp of the Most Transformational Time in Human History Ethan Ginsberg

The Key to Fortnite’s Success Freddie Howard

My Twenty-Second Poem: Starry Night’s Whispers Hasnain A

Death At The Stables HyaenaDad

A Dutch perspective on Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) Idzard

A Guide to What to Watch Next : Unlocking the World of Entertainment Independent Content Creator

How I Created a System to Support My Writing Goals for 2024 J.R. Heimbigner

11+ Micro Income Streams to Grow Your Bank Account in 2024 Jenn Leach

A Fragile Night: Poetry to soothe Jo Lovatt - (KryptaKitty)

Christmas Belongs in December John Whye

The courage to change Joyce Chuinkam

Practical Tips to Cultivate Creativity in Your Daily Life Just Wandering

Everyone’s Faking It — Except Me: How Can We Stay Real in an AI-Powered World? Karl Carver

Seven Things That Help Me Manage Stress Like a Superhero Khushi Anand

Is It OK to Take a Writing Break? Kimberly Carlson Aesara

Many Homeless People Have burned the Bridges Back to Their Families Lawson Wallace

“It’s because I have ADHD”. Liz H

FjordPhantom: The Latest Android Banking Malware Threat Louis K

The Most Telling Trait Of People Lukas Schwekendiek

Is Joy the Missing Element in Your Leadership? MAGDALENA PONURSKA

Small Changes, Revolutionary Results: How to Optimize Your Life Manish Dangi

Navigating the New Frontier: Upholding the Rights of Digital Nomads Mashrur Arafin Ayon

What Would You Do if Today Were Your Last Day? Mason O'Donnell

The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself This Holiday Season Michele Thill

I’ve Walked 7,000 Steps a Day for 131 Days (So Far) Mike Lewis

The Unconventional Classroom: Lifelong Lessons You’ll Learn in the Company of Little Teachers Mina Knows

Reflections of a Former Child Garment Worker — Inside the Sweatshop: Part 3 Modern Money

Break Down or Break Open Molly Toner | Healing From Healing Culture

I Cannot, Yet I Can Nedelcu Alina

A Therapy to Help us Find Meaning in our Lives Paddy Murphy

I have to learn to shut-up or not Pierre. Climate change & solutions.

This Aussie Hero’s Interview Made My Day Prashansa Gadgil

No Time To Plan? What happens when you don’t plan? Productivity,Time management,Success hacks

100-Day Writing Challenge: Day 4: I Already Discovered a Mistake Rajan Bhateja

Selling in the Age of Skepticism: Why Authenticity (and a Bit of Humor) Wins Rajeev Mudumba

If You Must Pick One… Choose Attractive Over Beautiful Ram Mo

End-of-Year Reflection Questions for the Procrastinating Perfectionist Rochelle Deans

Where There Is No Struggle — There Is No Strength: S.a.n.a.h

Existentialism and the Purpose of Man Sam Pitzer

Efficient Time Management: Top 5 Strategies for Boosting Productivity Sanjam Singh

Ode to You, My Father Shuvranil Sanyal

Why I write on Medium Sompa Mensah

I Am Back From La La Land Stacey Lynn Klug

Why We All Miss The 90s Startup Lab

The Cons Of Hiring A Life Coach Stephanie Slozberg

Why Salespeople Need to Stop Talking and Listen Susan Johnson:

All the Major Religions Imply Determinism T. J. Brearton

Strengthening self-confidence — the best tips Tarek Rakhiess

Why You Shouldn’t Compare Siblings? The Nerd

Squeezing in Fitness; Efficient Workouts, for Busy Lives Thilini Gnanasena

My relationship with a functioning addict Thomas Morison

The Art of Mindfulness: What If Being Present Could Change Your Life? Tom Kane

Let Me Help You Toni Crowe

The Leader’s Toolkit: 8 Tools You Need to Master for Effective Leadership Tony U. Francisco

Trump is Such a Loser Tree Langdon

3 Top Well-Researched Articles About the AI Invasion For Those Who Care Victoria Kjos

Burning Salt: A Poem Yoni Gebru

10X Your Writing Quality With These 8 Useful Websites Yugant Nakhawa

Communicate, will you?！ tim8888

Words Shape Thoughts. Dr John Frederick Rose

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.

I also enjoy introducing writers on YouTube. So if you are interested you may contact me on Slack or Discord.

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About Me

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