Chapter 1: Curated Treasures

I apologize for the delay in presenting my curated selections; the Australia Day festivities had me immersed in family matters. Yet, I managed to carve out some time yesterday to revisit older stories, and today, I’m pleased to compile them for you. In the past few days, I also penned two short narratives to keep my writing skills fresh, as I felt they had become a bit rusty. Here they are for your enjoyment.

Having completed 40 collections, I find that my passion for reading often outweighs my desire to write, although I believe writing is essential for keeping my mind sharp as I age. I continue to unearth intriguing tales that I think you will appreciate. While this new collection may be shorter than previous ones, its value lies not in quantity but in the quality of the stories within. It's filled with hidden gems you won't want to overlook.

As Aiden explores new narratives, I delve into older archives to provide a nostalgic touch for our readers. Each story is a gem deserving of your attention. I encourage you to engage with them and share on social media to broaden their reach. I attempted to follow many writers I hadn't encountered before, but the platform limited me to following 150 individuals in a single day; I’ll try again soon.

Aiden and I keep in touch with Dr. Yildiz, who is busy managing various administrative duties, including the addition of 130 new writers. Despite his hectic schedule, he maintains a positive demeanor and shared a compelling story about his personal life and how he navigates publications with the help of 148 volunteer editors. His insights could offer valuable perspectives.

Today, Dr. Yildiz had one of his stories evaluated by an expert due to its underwhelming performance. While I appreciated his narrative and the clues it provided, I found that his mentor's feedback didn't completely resonate with me; in my experience, our readers often miss the nuances of our styles. I'm curious if other writers share this sentiment. I expressed my thoughts within the story.

He also discussed a significant topic regarding money and how an obsession with it can lead to unhappiness. His views on the material world align closely with mine, emphasizing altruism and gratitude.

Unfortunately, I faced a frustrating situation as my account was duplicated for the fifth time, causing further inconvenience to my readers. Yesterday, I voiced my discontent in a story. They employed sophisticated tactics to confuse my audience—first impersonating me, then altering the account name. However, I managed to identify and report the impostor. This new narrative may provide insights into their tactics and help you safeguard your own accounts.

I encourage you to share this information widely, and together, we can combat these scammers and thwart their fraudulent schemes. Your support is crucial in this collective endeavor. Thank you for standing with me against these unethical practices on this platform.

Just the day before, they cloned Dr. Yildiz's account for the third time. He provided valuable guidance amidst this chaos.

Aiden's Latest Collections

Here’s Aiden's most recent collection. He has already curated 55 collections, consistently uncovering treasures from lesser-known sources.

Aiden even decided to create a humorous film about my account duplication saga!

Readers Club: Boosted Stories

We have published our BOOSTED collection from the ILLUMINATION-Curators account.

Monthly Updates

The latest newsletter from the ILLUMINATION account is now available.

Aiden also shared it on Substack (illumination.substack.com).

We find ourselves puzzled by the inexplicable decline in visibility. I urge you to delve into his narrative to gain insights into his concerns, expressed thoughtfully in his own words.

Here's what the topic pages look like: Strategic Changes on Medium in 2023: My Adaptation to New Strategies. He used his top-performing (5%) stories as examples of what Medium desires. Like many writers, 95% of his narratives received minimal views from his substantial following in 2023.

An Interview with Tim Denning: Last year, Aiden (Illumination Gaming) wrote about Tim as part of an AI project. I believe you will find the AI's perspective on Tim quite captivating.

Meet New Writers

If you missed the previous collection, you can find new writers in this list.

Enjoy my favorite stories and some nominated ones from ILLUMINATION publications today.

Featured Articles

• Vitamin B12 Deficiency Rises, Concerning Me As It Was My Big Problem - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• What Car Shows Mean to Me and How They Enriched My Life - Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
• Why Does a Covert Narcissist Constantly Change Even Entertaining Stories? - Melissa Kalt, MD
• A City Mural that Springs From the Heart - Rebecca Romanelli
• Me and My Queen Anne - Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
• Common Medical Myths That Many People Continue to Believe Despite Proof to the Contrary - David Mokotoff, MD
• This Article is My 100th - Dr. Julian Barkan
• One Step Closer to a Lyme Disease Vaccine - Nancy R. Gough, PhD
• What Most People Get Wrong About New Year’s Resolutions and What To Do Instead for 2022 - Richelle Délia, PhD
• Tolerant Society Versus Gullible Constituency: Expectations Vs. Reality - Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
• SOLO — 10 Years in Bali (book release) - Arlo Hennings
• My Father Loved My Homemade Cookies - Dr. Deborah M. Vereen
• I Bought A Movie Ticket And This Is What Happened - Dr. Preeti Singh
• I Lost My Pants in Texas - Dr. Gabriella Korosi
• Meet Dr. Gabriella Korosi on Medium by ILLUMINATION
• Savoring Our Way to Better Mental Health - Hollie Petit, Ph.D.
• How Can You Heal Gut Issues, Lose Weight and Improve Your Overall Health? - Nikola Ojdanić, Ph.M.
• Change — So Damn Difficult - Cedric Johnson, PhD
• How to Deal with the Frustrations of Writing for Medium - Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
• The UK's War Against Disabled People Part 1: 'Scroungers' - Kaylin Hamilton, Ph.D.
• Ballad of 3-Eyed Lou - Pernoste & Dahl
• Tried Idea Diary. Cut My Finger - Dr. John Frederick Rose
• One Simple Reason I Raise My Daughter In Spain Instead Of The US - Livia Dabs RN, MSc
• We're Gonna Die!! Daily Ways I Calm My Brain (#9 is Reverse Gratitude) - Monique Brennan MSc
• Be the Light You Want to See ✨ - Bridget Webber
• How to Spot Common Forms of Manipulation to Protect the Well-Being Of Your Soul - Libby Shively McAvoy
• I Made Over $11,000 Last Month From Social Media - Jenn Leach
• 6 Best Foods To Clean Out Your Liver - Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
• "What if your doctor told you this?" - Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
• When Are You Old Enough to Understand Ageism? - Melinda Blau
• 29 Cut to the Chase Lessons About Money You Can Use Right Away - Tim Denning
• My Most Cherished Moment Working on "The West Wing" TV Show - David Gerken
• 9 Things We Can All Do For Each Other Right Now - Anastasia Frugaard
• 3 Surprising Lessons I Learned From Making $10,000 in a Single Month on Medium - Sinem Günel
• I Hid My True Identity Throughout High School - Ash Jurberg
• How I Deal With Racism in Australia - Leah Njoki
• Can We Just Stop Calling Imposters Leaders? - Paul Myers MBA
• How To Answer the Most Infamous MBA Admissions Essay Question - George J. Ziogas
• I Have a Cousin in France - Geri Spieler
• 10 Things You Don't Know About Me - Misty Rae
• OK Millennials — Boomer Has Had Enough - Joe Luca
• Meet Joe Luca on the Illumination YouTube Channel
• My Brown Neighbor Only Speaks To My White Husband, Not To Me Or Our Mixed Race Children - Rebecca Stevens A.
• Look, What Medium Algorithm Is Busy With Serving Millions of Readers on the Topic Pages - Mike Broadly, DHSc
• A Dream Career Lost to Lupus - Sumera Rizwan
• Two Incredible Writers that You Should Read - Julius Evans
• How to Survive the Energy Bill Increase - Adam James
• Design a Fast-Mimicking Lifestyle without Fasting and Shrink Waistlines - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• What This Harvard Study of 51 Million Job Postings Confirms About Hiring Practices - Boateng Sekyere
• The Law Of Attraction And CBA - James Boylan
• The Whole Circus Has Come to Town - Bob Metivier
• Request to Remove Gay Documentary from Lafayette, LA Library Denied - Carla Paton
• Freelance Writing on Synergy
• What is a Joro Spider? - Cathy Coombs
• 10 Things I Tell My Children About Relationships - Colleen Sheehy Orme
• Cloud Gaming Will Soon Be Easier to Access Than Regular Gaming - Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
• Perils of Pet Ownership: The Dreaded Fall - Deborah Camp
• Introducing… Yoga with Eleonora! - E. Katherine Kottaras
• Rainy Days and Mondays - Elizabeth Emerald
• How To Clear Your Mental Inbox and Detox Your Mind - Gary Buzzard
• Understanding the Nuances of Weight and Fat Loss for a Healthier and Happier Life - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• Simple and Profoundly True - Gerad Carrier
• 9 Steps That Provided Me To Achieve Success In Life - Gokhan Yalcuk
• The Decriminalization of Evil: Why It's All Our Fault - Henry Corrigan
• My First Course - Jeff the Content Coach
• Why Did Putin Attack Ukraine? - Joanna Henderson
• The Good Clime Retrieves The Sunken Heart — One Mild Allusion To Settle The Harmed Mind — Goodness… The Doctor - Joanie Adams
• God Does Not ZAP Us! - Jodie Helm
• Perceiving Time - Josep Ferrer
• How To Find The Good In Every Person You Meet - Jolie Porter
• Amplenote — Notes-Tasks-Calendar, All in one solution at Super Speed! - Kaushik Trivedi
• Here's How I Tamed Overactive Immune System and Lowered Arthritis Symptoms in 5 Steps - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• Feminism is Now Becoming Detrimental to Women - Khadejah
• If You Are A Creative Make Failure Your Comfort Zone - Khyati Jain
• An Editor Said My Article on "Why Women Love Women" was Too One-sided - Kimberlee
• Spacewalk? Spacefloat would be more appropriate! - Kristin Schuhknecht
• How I Quit Writing for 8 Weeks and Still Made $100 Each Month - Lucien Lecarme
• Decluttering — An Easy Way to Improve Your Mental Wellbeing - Mary Beth Hazeldine
• What Was In The Food? Lessons To Learn From A 19-Year-Old Who Lost His Limbs To A Chinese Meal - Mentoni
• Elon Musk Just Declared War on Russia - Nasar Karim
• Here Are the Most Annoying Types of Online Gamers - Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
• What It Takes To Work In A Sales Position - Nora
• Earn Between $120.00–3,000.00 Writing For These Publications - Pamela Kazmierczak
• Finally Grateful for Yard Work - Paul Martin Curry
• The Purpose In Me - Rayna Pummel
• A Stubborn Girl With Down Syndrome Refused to Forget Me - Seema Virani Kholiya.
• Leaders: Respect This Trinity - Shashi Sastry
• 7 Ways to Protect Your Energy As An Empath - Shea Hulse
• What Happened to Writing on Medium? - Shu Hasegawa
• I Speak My Truth In Simple Thoughts - Tree Langdon
• Resurrection! - Suma Narayan
• 6 Ways Wearing Shoes Inside Your House is Like French Kissing the Sidewalk - Tim Ebl
• 3 Time Saving Dating Tips for Singles - Wendy Scott
• How I Made $1,093.33 as a Freelancer by Persisting Long Enough - Eduard Sebastian
• Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• The Rose Thorn: The Tale of a Virgin Whose Vagina Ran Away - Brian Loo Soon Hua
• One Man Killed More Than Any Single Person In Human History - Author, D. Denise Dianaty
• Want To Start Selling On Etsy? Here's How. - Alice González
• Men — Increased Body Fat Can Negatively Impact You In This Way - Ange Dim
• Creating History: Ketanji Brown-Jackson - Annelise Lords
• From Everybody to Your Ideal Audience - Annie Wegner
• The Key To Dealing With Anxiety Is To Accept It - Antonis Iliakis
• 2021 Was A Record Year For Homicides In These 15 Cities - Arthur Keith
• Being Lazy and Living Slow Are Two Decidedly Different Things - Bella Martin
• After He Died… - Brooklyn Muse
• Russia Wants To Organize The UEFA European Championship, Why Not? - Bryan Dijkhuizen
• Bridge Crossing - CARMEN F MICSA
• Manage Inflammation by Boosting Mitochondria in 5 Steps - Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
• Logitech G and Tencent Games Announces Handheld Cloud Gaming Console - Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

Thank you for taking the time to read these stories. Please share links to my previous collections so that more individuals can discover these valuable narratives.

Introduction to New Writers

Now, let's extend a warm welcome to the new writers who have recently joined us. I encourage you to explore their stories; if any resonate with you, consider connecting with them. This is a wonderful opportunity for both writers and readers to engage with one another.

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For those interested in exploring more life lessons, I have compiled links for your convenience. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.