Featured Stories Issue #38
Selected stories from 9,200 writers supporting 92,800 readers on ILLUMINATION
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ILLUMINATION Book Chapters
Editorial Bulletin #9 New resourcesmedium.com
Why-R-Us
Introducing Martine Weber, a poet on ILLUMINATION — Mediummedium.com
Jay Toran
What bothers me as a writer, and what I want to do about it.
Creative ideas from Joy Tran 😉 = 😉medium.com
Darryl Brooks
Why I’ll Continue to Be a Vocal Writer, but I Probably Won’t Write for Vocal
Just Because I Put My Heart Into My Work Doesn’t Mean I’m Doing It for ‘Hearts’medium.com
Floyd Mori
The U.S. Capitol Has Been A Great Place To Visit
Now it is a little dangerous to go theremedium.com
GrayMatter
Arup Roy
Why is “SELFISH-ALTRUISM” a LAST CHANCE for YOU and the WORLD?
CAPITALISM meets SOCIALISM. A Win-Win deal for Everybody.medium.com
Matthew Prince
I Earned My First $1000+ on Medium in Four Months — I Didn’t Learn Shit
There is no secret to successmedium.com
Yaqoob ahmad
How I Was Able To Force A Glow Up
The Quick Answer: By redefining my purposemedium.com
Nora
Semiotic Analysis of Emma Stone’s Revlon Advertisement & Its Sociological Effects
The Role of Stereotyping, Social Convention & Social Ritual In Advertsmedium.com
Shitala Sonar ✅
Always Deliver More Than Expected
Business Lesson Learned From Larry Page, Co-Founder of Googlemedium.com
pst tomowo
What Faith is… Faith is a Must for Everyone…
We all will face issues that require faith to fix…medium.com
JJ Sum
My Japanese Students shared 4 Meditation Tips for Busy Bees
So I talk to a lot of Japanese people every day because I work as their online tutor and even though each of them has…medium.com
Elena Beliaeva-Baran
6 Ways AI Is Helping to Create Top Movies
Everybody comes to Hollywood — AI as wellmedium.com
Warren Brown
My Faithful Blogging Platform
Why every writer should have a Blog to showcase their workmedium.com
Larry G. Maguire
The Paradox of Successful Leadership
An examination of Jim Collins’ Level 5 Leadership Model and the paradoxical traits required to succeed in the world of…medium.com
Elle How
It’s Spring in Canada Are We Opened Yet
Or Somewhere in Betwixtmedium.com
William (Dollar Bill) Mersey
Anti-Asian Sentiment In The Volunteer Community
It’s not a miragemedium.com
Yaqoob ahmad
The Moment You Want to Quit Is The Moment You’ll Start Seeing Results
Just hang in there. I promise it’ll be worth it.medium.com
Chris Weber
Linking New Domain Names to Medium
A quick and easy five-minute methodmedium.com
Adekunle Jr
The Way Of The Warrior Will Make You Invincible
7 practices to unlock your true potentialmedium.com
Louis Petrik
Why Most Dating Tips Young Men Get Are So Problematic
It’s all about fake it till you make itmedium.com
Gippolito Ndp
In a Cary Grant Accent: Ruudy, Ruudy, Ruudy
The Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia tells us what (if we were paying attention) we already knewmedium.com
Mike Goldberg
Confronting The Lies You Tell Yourself
Want to conquer your limiting beliefs? do an audit on your lifemedium.com
Joey Pierre
Why Do White People Think the Devil Needs an Advocate on Racism?
Leave the devil out of this argumentmedium.com
Josh Balerite Acol
Fantasy World
A poetic prompt for day 16medium.com
Bill Abbate
Discover One of the Most Accessible Pleasures Life Has to Offer Us
How to see the ability to speak from a new perspectivemedium.com
Dhyana Stanley
When Freedom’s Compass Goes Awry
…we need to clear the lensmedium.com
Terry Mansfield
Isabel dos Santos Was The First African Woman Billionaire
But she’s currently fighting a battle in the courts to release a substantial amount of her assets frozen by the Angola…medium.com
Nicole Maharaj
The Art of Balance: Jedi V Sith
A look at the Grey side of the Forcemedium.com
Randy Shingler
Mind Wandering
Sky filled white cumulus clouds
Sun bathes earth in shining rays
Peaceful feelings wash over me,
Allusions of distant…medium.com
Sasha Doyle
No Seat at The Table For A Woman-Literally!
The reaction to EC President being left without a seat at a recent meeting says a lot.medium.com
Liam Ireland
Illumination Book Chapters Works!
It does what it says it does on the tinmedium.com
Shaista Malik
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#15)
A phrase about one simple pleasure in life.medium.com
Chandrani Anantharaman
How to Garden on A Budget: Ten Tips You Need to Know
Consider these ten tips to plant a remarkable garden on a budget.medium.com
MJ Adia
And Then There Were Lesbians
Queerness in the film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announcedmedium.com
David Sachsenmaier
Here’s How Nature Taught Me to Be a Better Leader
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The…medium.com
Harry Hogg
Heaven is in Writing
A Lori Talemedium.com
Khalid Birdsong
What Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Really Takes
Here’s a hint, it’s not only courage.medium.com
Ian Worrall
Hit Man Caught
A short story for your enjoymentmedium.comShouldn’t Have Done That
A short story for your enjoymentmedium.com
Rina Zhubi
I had a threesome
I had a threesome with pain and joymedium.com
Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa
Never Really Gone
On April 8 and 9, our hospital held a memorial service to honor all of those who died from COVID-19. For each patient…medium.com
Juliano Righetto
Twenty Years ago I Died
And, oddly enough, my friends who witnessed my death were already smiling minutes later.medium.com
EJY
5 Things You Need to Know about the History of Taxes
Sharing these Unbelievable Facts About The Taxes You Dreadmedium.com
Noah Nelson
How to Decide Your Next Writing Project
And why it’s important.medium.com
Kit Campoy
Gen Z Does Not Have Time For Your Silly Games
Gen X may have found their partner in Gen Zmedium.com
Sapna M
What’s your favorite object?
No, it’s not a rhetorical question. It’s a lesson in motherhood and mindfulness.medium.com
Dawn Bevier
Two Things to Practice If You Want to Achieve Your Goals
It’s less about how often you practice, and more about how and whatmedium.com
Susan Foster
Workmen are remodeling our house: why do I have to keep telling them how to do their job?
We hired a construction company (with an awesome reputation) to remodel our house. They began in October, and we have…medium.com
Diana Epureanu
One Quote That Boosts My Confidence
What I remember when I am feeling down.medium.com
Elvy Rolle
A Quiet Place
Reflections in Naturemedium.com
Nahid Husain-Habib
How To Sustain Faith Without a Physical Space
You don’t need a building to connect to beliefmedium.com
Bill Abbate
How to Best Use Your Knowledge as Power in Life
Understand why knowledge as power is important to youmedium.com
Melanie J.
Keri Mangis
Why I Refuse to Defend My Work—A Lesson From Seal on Artistry
The lasting beauty of creation is in its individual resonancemedium.com
TammyTierney
Amazon Takes a Look at Book Clubs
The program is in ‘early access,’ and the company says additional features are on the waymedium.com
Aldric Chen
You Will Be Ahead of 90% Of The Writer’s Population If You Do This.
The business of writing is not just about writing.medium.com
Stuart Englander
Day Tripping: April 9
Soldiers, Spacemen, and Spotlightsmedium.com
Ntathu Allen
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#17)
A phrase about one simple pleasure in life.medium.com
Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
How Crap Got a Crappy Reputation
by Carolyn F Chryst, PhDmedium.com
Danell teNyenhuis Black
The Most Awesome Five Dollar Finds
A fun thrift store family gamemedium.com
Adam J. Cheshier
Do Vegans Live Longer? Why Plants Have The Power To Extend Our Lives
The most powerful cheat code in existence.medium.com
Riku Arikiri
Your Freedom Is A Choice, But Will You Choose It
Because if you don’t, you are only inviting a state of disarray.medium.com
Ivette Cruz
At Peace
My intentions are goodmedium.com
David Andrew Wiebe
The Renegade Musician Digital Magazine: Was it Worth it?
My March experimentmedium.com
Patrick M. Ohana
Admission of Guilt
An accusation tankamedium.com
Paul Coogan
A Life Lesson From Jen Psaki
Ms. Psaki schooled Fox News but there is a lot we can all learnmedium.com
John Kremer
What’s So Funny? A Joke Is a Short Story
A review of What Killed Humor? by Joseph Epsteinmedium.com
Khadejah Jones
3 Mental Superpowers You Can Achieve From Being a Consistent Writer
I’m a different person now.medium.com
Ashish Nishad
The Main Cause Of Deforestation?
Deforestation unfortunately destroys habitats making it very difficult for animals to live.medium.com
Nuno Fabiao
A Singular Reflection on Malcolm Gladwell’s Most Disruptive Quotes
Deep thinking to deep learning.medium.com
Eric Fermon™
Oberon [Part 1]
Return to the Sourcemedium.com
Anima Chatterjee
“Who, Out of The Two, Should We Try to Save?”
Can this question ever leave her mind, thought Sunaina. No one would ever wish any mother, having to face such a…medium.com
Deepak Sethi
Humanity is saved from a dangerous Asteroid.
All the problems can be solved when humans stand united.medium.com
Gaby Spadaro
5 Fundamentals They Don’t Teach You in College
Embrace being a life studentmedium.com
Alice Vuong
What Breaking Bad Can Teach You About Purpose, Money, and Running A Successful Business
(That’s not drug related)medium.com
Lucia Landini
One Emotional Reaction You Get When You Talk About Your Mistakes
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.medium.com
Adam J. Cheshier
Options For If You Have An Astigmatism
Causes and symptoms of this very common eye disorder.medium.com
Amy Culberg
You Are So Strong
Trust me, you have a parachutemedium.com
Terry L. Cooper
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
Born June 10, 1921, to…
In researching and building my family tree I have matched up generations 31–46 between Princes William and Harry and…medium.com
Louis Petrik
Why I Changed My Mind About Writing on Multiple Pieces at the Same Time
I fooled myself. Here’s how I do it better now.medium.com
Izere Imosemi
Early bloomers v Late bloomers; Five tips to finding your groove at any age.
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly…medium.com
Bernadette DeCarlo
The House that Felipe Built
Memory lanemedium.com
Noah Nelson
What Bothers Me As a Writer
And it always will.medium.com
Rosa Diaz
Online Dating — A Replacement or a Last Resort?
Can a Self-Sufficient Woman Actually Have a Happy Single Life?medium.com
Maddie McGuire
Prioritize Enjoying Your Life Now. Don’t Wait Until You’ve “Made It.”
Do you ever feel you’re so laser-focused on where you want to go that you forget where you are?medium.com
Mia Hayes
When the Laundry is Dirty and the Tea is Hot
Why I chose to write a memoir and include the messy parts.medium.com
Celine Lai
How to Search on Medium: Searching on Medium -Medium Searches
Searching on Medium has improvedmedium.com
Ruby Lee
Yes, You Are Adopted
It’s time you knew the truthmedium.com
Shreejit Sudhakaran
Want To Feel Truly Connected and Fulfilled? Be (More) Available To the People Around You
The big three episodes of my lockdown days that shaped my perspectivemedium.com
Orla Kenny
Friendships of the good
— Philia lovemedium.com
Floyd Mori
The Friendly Little Boys In Africa
We could not communicate with wordsmedium.com
Warren Brown
Writers Need To Wear Different Hats
Draw experiences from life from different perspectivesmedium.com
Un-Traditional Mother
For The Love Of Loki
For as long as I possibly could, I had held steady on the fact our home did not need a dog. Two little boys that lit up…medium.com
Jake Meiss
So you care about Society, Eh?
We live in a time where people are very aware of our societal problems. Discussions about lowering the poverty rate…medium.com
Benazir San
One Angel Story
Bells make a sound so scarymedium.com
Annelise Lords
All Females Must Know Their World!
How many more women must die before any form of change is entertained?medium.com
Christopher Madsen
I am Not a Forgiving Person
The need to acknowledge emotion before forgivenessmedium.com
Ilham Esse
Why You Struggle With Consistency and how to Improve
Hint: You have to assassinate the perfectionist within youmedium.com
Clive Wilson
Why Are Most Business Websites Invisible to Search Engines?
There’s no magic in websites anymore. It’s all about content.medium.com
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Driving Force of Life
a poemmedium.com
Chandrani Anantharaman
Five Simple Ways You Can Stop Yourself from Overthinking
Take steps to break this toxic habit to bring back mental balance.medium.com
Mila
If You Are A Sensitive Person, Then You Are an “Easy Target” For Beasts
How sensitive people can shield themselves from negativity.medium.com
Susan Smith-Harmon
Finding Your Happiness In Doing
How to stop buying stuff and start livingmedium.com
Enne Baker
Ellen Clardy, PhD
Why We Need Regenerative Agriculture
A Discussion of “Why Regenerative Agriculture?”medium.com
Mario López-Goicoechea
How Consciousness Can Help Us Unlock Our Creative Power
Mind and body: the driving combination of our creativitymedium.com
Misty Moon
A Writer’s Truth
Blogging about my experiences is the scariest thing I have ever done.medium.com
Nicole Kenney
College Party
A poem about heartbreak.medium.com
Nick Keehler
Uncovering the Personality of God
How do we determine what God is thinking and where humanity should be heading?medium.com
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