Featured Stories
Outstanding Stories — Volume 90
Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated
Dear Readers and Writers,
We believe you will enjoy these outstanding stories. We selected two pieces from some of our prolific writers.
These curated collections provide a reading list and create visibility of stories posted by our accomplished writers, mainly contributing to the Illumination-Curated publication on Medium. More info about Illumination-Curated.
In addition, these collections serve as educative stories for our new writers. Well-written stories always find new readers in our publications. We distribute them to relevant audiences on multiple platforms.
Illumination Integrated Publications supports all levels of writers, from absolute beginners to most accomplished ones. Our goal is to allow aspiring writers to learn from experienced ones with cross-pollination opportunities that we offer and facilitate.
We recently posted multiple collections from our distribution accounts. We provide a few links to our new readers.
Here is the recent curated collections from ILLUMINATION main:
Curated Collection #133, Curated Collection #132, Curated Collection #131, Curated Collection #130, Curated Collection #129, Curated Collection #128, Curated Collection #127, Curated Collection #126
You might find the links to recent ones by the ILLUMINATION Amplifier.
Hand-Picked Articles #141, Hand-Picked Articles #142, Hand-Picked Articles #143, Hand-Picked Articles #144, Hand-Picked Articles #145, Hand-Picked Articles #146, Hand-Picked Articles #147, Hand-Picked Articles #148, Hand-Picked Articles #149, Hand-Picked Articles #150.
Here is today’s amplified collection from Illumination writers for Sunday reading.
Here are the recent collections from ILLUMINATION-Curator.
ILLUMINATION Reading Club, Curated Book Chapters of Illumination #01, Outstanding Stories — Volume 87, Outstanding Stories — Volume 86, Outstanding Stories — Volume 87, Outstanding Stories — Volume 88.
You might access previous volumes at this link.
Attention New Contributors: We introduce you at the end of this post. Please review Master Copy: Onboarding New Writers before submitting your stories to our publications. The most common problem is about citing photos. So, please review the photo handling policy in the pack.
Today, first, we introduce a sample from the most loved pieces on Illumination Integrated Publications from the trending lists, then present outstanding stories from Illumination-Curated.
Recent Top 10 Trending Stories in Our Publications
1 — Here’s How I Initiate Mitophagy and Make My Mitochondria Denser in 7 Steps Dr Mehmet Yildiz
2 — Kickass Relationship Advice I Crowdsourced From The Internet Tim Denning
3–4 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From The French David Gerken
4–If You Give These Things Up Your Self-Image Will Shoot Through The Roofr Ayodeji Awosika
5 — How much TikTok pays me with 101,000+ followers Jenn Leach
6–7 Questions About America (from My Danish Husband) I Just Can’t Answer, Anastasia Frugaard
7 — An Alcoholic’s Relapse Led to His Death Bebe Nicholson
8 — This One Might Be Affecting Your Mental & Physical Health Ange Dim
9 — Sleep Science, How to Sleep Productively Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
10 — Taco Bell’s Tacky, Awful Idea That Actually Works Sean Kernan
A large number of stories go viral in our publications. Recently, one of the most viewed stories from Illumination readers earned around 20K USD for the writer. This well-crafted story by S M Mamunur Rahman is titled Why Elon Musk Fired His Long-Term Assistant Who Asked for A Raise.
You might check out some of our other viral stories in the attached collection. Viral Stories Attracted A Million+ Views
Outstanding Stories Originally Published on Illumination-Curated
Some writers transferred their stories to their personal publications to introduce them to a new audience. We support our writers’ growth. Our chief editor recommends our contributing writers create their own publications, as mentioned in this story Why Writers Need Personal Publications.
Here are our curated stories for your enjoyment today.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Edward Robson, PhD
Sebastian Purcell, PhD
Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
Dr John Frederick Rose
Teresa D Hawkes, Ph.D.
MaryJo Wagner, PhD
Dr Michael Heng
Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)
Adam Tabriz, MD
Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
Crystal Jackson
Remington Write
Rebecca Romanelli
Liz Porter
Rebecca Stevens A.
Christopher D. Connors
Mukundarajan V N
Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Wordsmith™🏳️🌈🇺🇸
Julia E Hubbel
Marjorie J McDonald
Carol Price
Mark C Watney
Joe Luca
Paul Thomas Zenki
Harry Seitz
Alexandra Forsyth
Emmanuel A. Anderson
Barnhill
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Shweta L
Randy Wolken
Stuart Englander
Øivind H. Solheim
Jack Burt
Charles Roast
Regina Clarke
James G Brennan
Audrey Malone
Liam Ireland
Francine Fallara
Utpal Kumar
TheGradeks
James Jordan
Nabil Alouani
Maria Cross
Douglas Pilarski
Leo Guinan
Tim Ebl
Vixen Lea
Christopher Akinlade
Dr. Manishi Pallavi
Marjorie J McDonald
TheGradeks
Kris Franklin
Suntonu Bhadra
Helen Cassidy Page
Yve Laran
Rich Sobel
Tom Handy
Sandra Barrett
Steve QJ
Leah Njoki
Jonah Angeles
Chris McQueen
Abena D
Desiree Driesenaar
Paul Myers MBA
Victoria Ichizli-Bartels,
Petr Swedock
Belinda Mallasasime
Agnes Laurens
Jordan Mendiola
Rosennab
Tree Langdon
Jamie Golob
Sophia Lill
Keira Fulton-Lees
Casi Mclean
Viki Hines
Viktor Marchev
Bill Myers
Haneen AbuFarha ✍🏼🇵🇸
J.P. Novice
Bebe Nicholson
Godofredo Rojas
Eunice Gikonyo
Randy Shingler
Rosa Walker
I Tried to Unplug My Family From Devices for One Day
Learn from my attempts to disconnect
medium.com
Kristina Segarra
Neeramitra Reddy
Pene Hodge
Rob Stux
Cairo Walker
Keith R Wilson
Dr. Preeti Singh
Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers
Rob Cyrier
Emily Wilcox
Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh
Mark Alden
Vanessa Robinson
Kenneth Silvestri
Michele Thill
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Kimberly Thomas
Kevin Farran
Payal Koul
John Teehan
Jacquelyn Lynn
Jim Woods
Jeanette C. Espinoza
Kevin Buddaeus
Bhavna Narula
Jean Carfantan
Jim West
Anu Anniah
Jeff the Content Coach
Floyd Mori
Rebecca Sealfon
Teressa P.
Debbie’s Reflection
Anne Bonfert
Tania Miller
Matthew Royse
Neha Sandhir S
Jake Mura
Paroma Sen
Zachary Minott
John Green
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Jack Krier
Myriam Ben Salem🦋
Jess Tam
Lucia Siochi
Jill Reid
Shirley Willett
Jax Hudur
John Cunningham
Neil Shurley
Maria Marmo
Danni Pelcher
Tracy Stengel
Anita Durairaj
EP McKnight, MEd
Martina Doleckova
Mayra Boppre
Debbie Walker
Diana Bernardo
Andrew Jazprose Hill
Cinto
Erin King
Isaiah McCall
Andrea D’Angelo
Sarah Shoshana Rosen
Dan Cadmus
John M Dabbs
Jason Ward
Susan Randolph
Christine Macdonald
CR Mandler MAT
Salvatore Cagliari
Ryan Porter
Eira Braun-Labossiere 🌻
Kavish Kamat (KK)
Alex Crisafulli
Laura Izquierdo
Shabaira Junaid
Allison Gaines
Shannon Hilson
Sarah Kelly
Jaye Frances
Piper Steele
Lindsay Brown
Ellen Clardy, PhD
GFC: Grown Folk Conversations
Julie Nyhus MSN, FNP-BC
Britni Pepper
Julius Evans
Lynda Coker
Claire Splan
Elan Cassandra
Sidd Chung
Tom Hanratty
Primal Dhillon
Riku Arikiri
Aaron Meacham
Ntathu Allen
Bill Abbate
How to Do the Right Things and Do Things Right
Being more effective and efficient in life
medium.com
The Maverick Files
Jan M Flynn
How To Show Your Family and Friends You Love Them This Thanksgiving
Hint: from a distance
medium.com
Carolyn Broadfield
Ria Tagulinao
Vanessa A.
Walter Rhein
Amanda Gabbard
Teri Daniels
Dan Chigwada
Deborah Barchi
Melissa Bee
Carolyn Hastings
Luke Beling
Jennifer Geer
Nihan Kucukural
Enzo M. Battista-Dowds PhD. RD.
Alan Lew
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Tina L. Smith
Daniella Mini
Robert Trakofler
Shawn Jr
Jennifer Friebely
Dianne Sullivan
Caroline de Braganza
Jill Ebstein
Denise Scholander
Agnes Louis
Sarah Towle
Martin D. Hirsch
Charlotte Brown
Danell teNyenhuis Black
Levi Borba
Paul Abela, MSc
Blaine Coleman
Roger Himes Esquire
Ahsan Chaudhry
Marijke McCandless
Lawson Wallace
Sidd Chung
Lisa Holliday
Danielle Godfrey
Mary Holman
Gadwall Jackson
Andre Sevenius Nilsen
Ziva Fajfar
NASA’s top 5 greatest missions
Endeavors that have been inspiring us for almost 60 years.
medium.com
Kimberly Fosu
Amy Colleen
Sabah Ismail✨
Fatim Hemraj
Jazz Parks
René Junge
janny’s heart
Brenda Karl
Anthony M. Davis
Kelaiah Amador
Brooklyn Muse
Anastasia Soul Gypsy
Holly Kellums
Karthick Nambi
J.D. Harms
Tim Maudlin
Kim McKinney
Henner Townlove
Sylvain Saurel
Sarene B. Arias
Lee Nourse
Akeena M.
Karen Hough
Kathleen Hall
Cheshta Mann
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