Look What Aiden Found Today — Episode #14
My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium
Today, Dr. Yildiz’s post swooped in at just the right moment — I was knee-deep in thoughts about turning my memoirs into a blockbuster movie masterpiece. Inspiration sure has a knack for showing up unannounced. I thrive on stories, curating them for my audience and keeping the inspiration train chugging along.
Oh, and guess what?
I gave you a clue on the title of this story. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be branding my curated lists because, let’s face it, ILLUMINATION’s curation game is strong — 50 collections in a jiffy! My audience adores these curated treasures, so in addition to my writing escapades, I’m diving into this new venture with a shiny name tag like “Mike’s Favorite Stories.” Let the curated storytelling extravaganza begin!
I’ve kicked off a new series aiming to help writers craft stories that soar to the top. Dr. Mehmet Yildiz paved the way as the series opener, partly because I’ve got insider access to his stellar stories. I’m on a mission to spotlight as many writers as possible now that I have a backstage view of boosted stories as an editor and boost nominator. Your feedback on the story would mean the world — let’s team up to turn these tales into stellar performances!
Yesterday, I added several new writers. I look forward to seeing their stories in these collections soon. You can meet them from the attached post. I also added their profiles at the end of this post so you can follow them easily if you want to.
For new readers and writers, I have also 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.
Dr Yildiz also wrote about it to invite our readers to become Medium Friends and support our writers. The more FoMs the merrier.
But scammers spammed his beautiful story and tried to deceive our readers. Here’s his sad and important story: every writer and reader needs to understand and act cautiously. They act too realistically!
They did the same thing to me. 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.
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #12 Mike Broadly, DHSc
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, #11
Our supportive editor, famous nutritionist, Elin Melaas, created her first collection earlier. Elin also created the Invisible Series.
And our lovely editor Surekha Chandrasekhar also created a collection of her delicious pub ILLUMINATION’s Nutrtion which is also our virtual kitchen.
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 50
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.
Spente Le Stelle: The Stars Are Gone Dr Mehmet Yildiz
The song, “Spente Le Stelle,” was not sung by Emma this time but by İhsan Ekber and Tuğba Mankal with the TED Symphony Orchestra.
Life-Saving Knowledge: Mastering the Auto-Heimlich Maneuver Dr. Christine Chuckle
Should Doctors Be Less or More Empathetic? Dr. Julian Barkan
When All The Holes in My Head Swelled Shut … Almost Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
Your Personality: Who’s in Charge? Wayne Stelk, PhD
Türkiye’s 🇹🇷 Women’s Volleyball Team For the WIN! Seda Anbarcı
When Blind Faith Became a Necessity Rebecca Romanelli
Every Piece of Newsletter Advice I Have to Give as I Approach 200,000 Email Subscribers Tim Denning
Motivational Stuff That’ll Make You Bite Through: “Your Writing Path” Sven Vandenberghe
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism | Embracing Dukkha (दुःख) tarun bhatt
5 Questions about Writing on Medium During the Holidays David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
Thanks for the shoes Pernoste & Dahl
Living For Me — An Unbalanced Marriage Annelise Lords
Is FOFO, the Fear Of Finding Out, Holding You Back? Elaine Hilides
Who Is Your Partner? Bill Abbate
Cheesy Christmas. Dr John Frederick Rose
How we can make a difference Haimish Mead
Master the Art of Engaging Your Audience With 5 Can’t-Miss Insights Rui Alves
Human Fingerprints: Unique Stamp of Nature (Part-1) Amir Bibi
8 Tips on How to Overcome Writer’s Block Marcus Musick
Finding Flow — Is flow the Secret to Happiness? The Bumble Life
The Overpopulation Theory Appears to Warrant Further Examination Ali Alzahrani, Editor
Your Problems Are Coming From Your Thoughts Zeem
Should I Find a Niche on Medium? Barbara J. Martin
Here’s How Money Really Can Buy You Happiness Luay Rahil
Choreography of Rage: The Heartbreaking Murder of Dancer O’Shae Sibley Sherry Atkinson
From Quora: Banned Commercial Jay Squires
A Guide to Christmas Havoc Tom Kane
Medium vs Substack — Which Platform is Better for Readers and Writers? , Fiona McDerment
Solar Eclipse: Superstitions and Weird Folktales Ammara Hassan
The Choice in Suffering: Journey Beyond Pain Through Empowerment Rick Allen
No, I’ll Not Be Converting My V6 Gasoline Engine to CNG. Thank You! Akaahan Terungwa
Labyrinths of Self-destruction Mariana Busarova
Publishing Industry Daniela Dragas
The New Year’s Resolution No One Makes john creed
50,000 Words on Medium in November Meghan E. Gattignolo,
Born Without A Name Britt H.,
The Poem Part I: Sounds Of My Days Shanté Nixon
Death Right Before the Holidays Should Be Canceled , Darlene López
Are we Living in the Shaped Reality of Beliefs? Arosa Jabein
Spirituality and What Do You Call Your Higher Power James Boylan
Icing the Sting of Rejection Ivylockewrites
Testing Social Norms!? Jodes Wiltshire
There is something wrong in our history ( Egyptian Pyramids ) Kashi Writes
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Explained In Dr. , Robin Christine Honigsberg
Prebiotics May Improve Brain Health Lanu Pitan🥰
My First Boyfriend Jill Ebstein
November Cozy Traditions Libby Shively McAvoy
A Warning? — Leave The World Behind, A Netflix Movie Produced By Ex-President Obama Alina Pitt
A Heart Of Thanksgiving Senetta Diane
The Real Cause of War Omni Essence
🚀Haiku Poems: Hansel and Gretel, Planet of the Fox Spirits Power of Positivity
Three (Easy) Steps Toward Adopting an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle You Can Start Today Deborah Camp
Highlighting a Hero… Misty Rae
Poem: To Be or Not to Be a Friend of Medium? That Is Thou Question! ✅ Doc Samurai Sam
Brainstorming About Knowledge as Business Wesley van Peer
The role of literature in understanding the human condition Hira Chaudhry,
Fasting Can Lower the Risks of Infections and Speed Up Recovery Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Top 10 Productivity Apps to Kickstart 2024 Anshul Kummar
Choosing Publications Ruby Noir 😈
Perfection Is Utopia Memoona Bilal
How I Made My First £5 From Dividend Shares Charles Davie
Needed by Everyone, Wanted by No One Ani Vals
How the Doctor Accidentally Found My Husband’s Cancer Graciela
“I feel Ashamed of my Action.” Usman Khalid Qureshi
The Two Plain Trees. Pete J J,
You Are Not Worth It Part 1 Michael Zwierzanski
A Story of Chains, Oil, and Power , JD Adams ~ Stories From the Mountain
Looking For Hope Patricia Ross
The Size of Your Auric Field , Frank Ontario | empathy, logic, love.
The Effects of Having a Birthday In November Prasanna Srinath Subhasinghe
Without Attention — Do You Feel All Falls Away; The Treadmill Of Contemporary Writing Joanie Adams — Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words
The Day Ukrainian Christmas Died…. Oksana Kukurudza’s Sunflowers Rarely Break
How to Infuse Your Stories with Earth, Air, Fire, and Water? Jamel Hendley/Greenviool/PawProfits.
Why I Say I Write Sh*t Pierre. Climate change & solutions.
When Colleges Die: Leadership Sucks and Everyone Else Pays the Price Ed Chunski
In a Perfect World Harry Hogg
Fine Dining: A Rant About Foodies Sam Pitzer
The Virtual Symphony of Linktopia Suresh Sangwan Saru
A Secret No One Told You About Productivity Durgesh Chandrawanshi
My Worst, Most Self-Destructive Habit: Over Complimenting People. Lisa Fouweather
7 Ways to Not F*ck Up Your Relationship Christina M. Ward
Two Strange House Republican Election Cases Floyd Mori
Navigating Career Shifts: John’s Inspiring Journey from Project Management to Tech Success Cloudmize
Experiment: What Will Happen if I Don’t Waste Any Time? Andrew Best
Courage in Change diana swezy
Can Boosting Your Vitamin D Levels Reduce Allergy Symptoms and Slow Down the Aging Process? Aurora
How to enter your new ERA for success? Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
Hey, My ADHD Friend, How’s Your House Look? Taras J Seaks
You CAN NOT Find Yourself by Introspection, Journaling, Meditation, or Under a Guru’s Guidance Paattukulangara Praanthan
Discovering the World’s Most Enchanting Destinations Hasnain A
Coping In Today’s Business World As A Young Professional Lysandros Lysandrou
When The World Pushes You To Your Knees — You’re In The Perfect Position To Pray: S.a.n.a.h
The Bizarre UK Christmas Tradition We’ve All Come to Accept as Normal Suzanne E.
You Need A New Habit To Stop A Bad One Cecilia Williams
5 Sneaky Mind Hacks to Master Your Moods (Before They Master You) Elizabeth Karls
Disenfranchised Grief Paddy Murphy
An Arbitrary Alliance with Geography Tyler Carson
Everyone Is Searching For Answers To These Three Questions. Shruti Mishra
Are You Creating a 2024 Vision Board? Isabella
Navigating the Boundaries izzibella Beau
Are You an Ignorant Person if You Don’t Have Your Own Opinion on Something? Nat
My First Early Morning Mangesh Kashid
These ChatGPT Words Get On My Nerves. ArtisKev N.
How to Adjust Your Goals for Maximum Impact? Hardik Raval
Endocrine Echoes Chinmay Kumar Choudhury
Un-Gaslighting Yourself Mhstuart
Writers, please don’t catch conjunctivitis and spread “pink-eye” to your readers — refrain from… Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
The Streaming value-add peripheral which you shouldn’t overlook… MURRRAAAAY
Why Is Social Media So Toxic? Phoenix
Mike’s Favorite Stories on ILLUMINATION Publications — #11 Mike Broadly, DHSc
Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.
Now, let’s welcome the new writers who joined us recently. Please explore their stories and they resonate with you you may connect with them. This is a great opportunity for writers and readers to meet.
Zion, Oliver Vanice, Nancy Yang, Tracey Edwards, gilly, Secure Nutsell, Julia Kalman, Jeffrey Chiu, Joy Taiwo, Asia Williams, Sam Pitzer, Daev Emruby, Jason Abranches, JaffaBranding, T.R. Garcia, Prajula Ravichandran, Blues & Blues Rock, Dennis, Ray Payette, Mangesh Kashid, The Sour Scribe, Miraç Yazıcı, s4ndor, Rafaela Sadeth, Light and Paper, Alex Szabo, Erick Fernandez, Zelma Garza, MURRRAAAAY, J.R Esnard, Clarissa Ai Ling Lee, PhD, Kourtney Torres, James Christopher, Seema Ahmed, Nancy, Zaid Omar, Antonio AdS Francisco, Real Talk Tina💓✈️🏠.
Here is our onboarding pack covering everythign you need to know.
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.
Here is some info about Slack and Discords
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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