Featured Stories Issue #57
Selected stories from 9,500 writers supporting 94,500 readers on ILLUMINATION
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Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATIONmedium.com
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An extended introduction
Invitation To A Writing Challenge
Share your concerns and aspirations in a storymedium.com
How to grow and become a top writer on Medium in three months: 100 Day Challenge For New Writers
100 Day Challenge For New Writers
How to grow and become a top writer on Medium in three monthsmedium.com
Please enjoy our fresh stories.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Life-Changing Wisdom Of The Wealthiest People
Leadership inspiration gleaned from the top eight billionaires In Americamedium.com
Agnes Laurens
Why Does Medium Authorise The Survey Only For USA Citizens?
Why Does Medium Authorise THE Survey Only For USA Citizens?
Are writers from other countries not good enough?medium.com
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Be Careful Whether Chaos, Climate Change, And Rev. Martin Luther’s Flea Join.
Be Careful Whether Chaos, Climate Change, And Rev. Martin Luther’s Flea Join.
Pandemics used to be the consequence of several events’ conjunction.medium.com
Liam Ireland
Two True Stories Of Love On The Rocks
Two True Stories Of Love On The Rocks
The didn’t have a ghost of a chancemedium.com
Linda Kowalchek
Medium Wants To Hear From Its Creators
Medium Wants To Hear From Its Creators
But only some of them.medium.com
Lucia Landini
How To React When Your Loved One Suddenly Disappears
How To React When Your Loved One Suddenly Disappears
A Story About Ghostingmedium.com
Maddie McGuire
4 Lessons to Better Connect With Anyone Learned in Firefighter Training
4 Lessons to Better Connect With Anyone Learned in Firefighter Training
How would the quality of your life improved if you engaged more thoughtfully?medium.com
Maddie McGuire
5 Ways to Start Thinking Like a CEO Even if You’re Naturally a Worker Bee
5 Ways to Start Thinking Like a CEO Even if You’re Naturally a Worker Bee
Cultivating a strong vision curates effective action.medium.com
Marcel Badia
If You Hate Selling Here You Have Ten Tips to Become a Master Seller
If You Hate Selling Here You Have Ten Tips to Become a Master Seller
An approach that brings great value to any entrepreneur who starts or wants to shape the art of selling to survivemedium.com
Marcus
Do you really wish that you had a guide or are you relishing in the curiosity and the pride of…
Do you really wish that you had a guide or are you relishing in the curiosity and the pride of…
Besides, you do have a guide or guides 😊Your soul, your spirit guide(s) and your highest power (“god”) who have been…medium.com
Marsha Hamby Savage
Laughing, Giggles, and Creativity
Laughing, Giggles, and Creativity
Life is sometimes finding a smile on a tough day.medium.com
Matt Hogan
What Should We Do During Our Darkest Moments?
What Should We Do During Our Darkest Moments?
Focus so we can see the light (and shorten our tunnel).medium.com
Matt Ray
I was in my 50s before I ever stayed at a hostel and I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable…
I was in my 50s before I ever stayed at a hostel and I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable…
If you’ve ever had concerns about staying at a hostel, perhaps reading this article will help you overcome them. I had…medium.com
Max Dufour
How to Go Viral in 2021
How to Go Viral in 2021
By boosting your content’s quality and your rank in search resultsmedium.com
Melanie J.
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#26)
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#26)
A phrase about one simple pleasure in lifemedium.com
Merlin troy
When The “King” Returns
When The “King” Returns
The world never changes, only those who live in it.medium.com
Michael Duncan
How to Deal With Negative Customer Reviews
How to Deal With Negative Customer Reviews
6 practical tips on how to turn negative feedback into positive outcomes for your business.medium.com
Mike Wang
Why You Might Be Better Off Without Goals…
Why You Might Be Better Off Without Goals…
… and why systems are far more effectivemedium.com
Misbah Ul Haq Syed
Promote Or Not To Promote Your Work Is The Question
Promote Or Not To Promote Your Work Is The Question
There are different school of Thoughts — Episode 10medium.com
Nishi Kashyap
This Is How Much I Earned From My First 1,00,000 Views on Medium
This Is How Much I Earned From My First 1,00,000 Views on Medium
Honestly, I’m still recovering from the shockmedium.com
Noah Nelson
3 Words My English Teacher Told Me Never to Use
3 Words My English Teacher Told Me Never to Use
Boy, was she right.medium.com
Nombuso Makhubu
Dear Dad, How Are You?
Dear Dad, How Are You?
We Miss You And Wonder If You See Us, Feel Us. Are You Aware Of How We All Turned Out?medium.com
Noorain Hassan, BMS
Stocks Are Stealing Your Pictures, and You Need To Fight Back
Stocks Are Stealing Your Pictures, and You Need To Fight Back
Don’t get ducked like 90% of the people.medium.com
Nuno Fabiao
7 Courageous Details You Have To Focus on Regardless of the Stats.
7 Courageous Details You Have To Focus on Regardless of the Stats.
If You Wrote 20 to 50 Articles on Medium, You Haven’t Born Yetmedium.com
Oyku Uzuncarsili
Is The Pandemic Playing With Our Minds?
Is The Pandemic Playing With Our Minds?
During the pandemic process, most of us are considered being in a state of madnessmedium.com
Pakang Senosha
Sagrada Família. The 137-year-old unfinished masterpiece.
Sagrada Família. The 137-year-old unfinished masterpiece.
Called God’s architect, Gaudí’s genius was unmatched.medium.com
Patricia Wills
The Last Day We Were Together
The Last Day We Were Together
In The End It Didn’t Even Mattermedium.com
Patrick M. Ohana
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
“Comme Toi”medium.com
Pax Axel
The Truth of the pandemic impact on University students in the UK.
The Truth of the pandemic impact on University students in the UK.
Toughest times for University students.medium.com
Renay Intisar Jihad
Words of…
Words of…
Renay Intisar jihadmedium.com
Riri Rites
10 Activities for Better Bonding
10 Activities for Better Bonding
Research says to do this with your partnermedium.com
Rob Stux
The Winner’s Manifesto
The Winner’s Manifesto
Simple success principles to live by.medium.com
Ryan Justin
Be honest with yourself
Be honest with yourself
Excuses are a lazy person’s way of justifying why they are yet to achieve their goals.medium.com
Write the articles you want to read
Write the articles you want to read
For the past few weeks, my favourite type of content to consume has been short, to the point articles with little fluff…medium.com
Sabah Ismail✨
The Deeply Spiritual Dimension of Ramadan and Why I Fast
The Deeply Spiritual Dimension of Ramadan and Why I Fast
…because it’s really not about ‘starving yourself’.medium.com
Sarah Miselly
If Your Way Of Comparing Brings Despair, You Are Doing It Wrong
If Your Way Of Comparing Brings Despair, You Are Doing It Wrong
Here are 3 self-questions to make it right.medium.com
Semi Koen
Sushi Is More Than Raw Fish
Sushi Is More Than Raw Fish
Premium Sushi Experience in Japanmedium.com
Sharique Kamal
5 Ways to Turn Your Writing Skills into a Big Business
5 Ways to Turn Your Writing Skills into a Big Business
Use these five techniques to build a business through your writing skills and earn upto a million dollarsmedium.com
Shawn Ingram
A Crack in My Windshield
A Crack in My Windshield
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 — Day 37medium.com
Sion Evans
Exposing the ‘Happily Ever After’ Myth in 2021
Exposing the ‘Happily Ever After’ Myth in 2021
Disney lied to us.medium.com
Stephen Dalton
Oakland, CA Has a New Proposition for City Council; the $12B Howard Terminal
Oakland, CA Has a New Proposition for City Council; the $12B Howard Terminal
The proposed waterfront ballpark is only one-twelfth of the total. Oakland, CA will get 3,000 affordable housing units…medium.com
Steve Kehler
Why Writing Two Articles A Week Is A Big Accomplishment
Why Writing Two Articles A Week Is A Big Accomplishment
It’s better to choose quality over quantitymedium.com
Steven Anthony
Why Just Survey US-Based Writers!!!
Why Just Survey US-Based Writers!!!
No, I don’t work for Medium or their Marketing Research partnermedium.com
Stuart Englander
Day Tripping: April 26
Day Tripping: April 26
Enormous Ecological Explosionmedium.com
Subashini Nachimuthu
I am not broken
I am not broken
My heart to memedium.com
Sumesh P
COVID-19 How India Won a Battle and Now Needs to Win a Losing War
COVID-19 How India Won a Battle and Now Needs to Win a Losing War
The COVID situation in India is rapidly deteriorating, why?medium.com
T. Mark Mangum
Must Reads
Must Reads
Three powerful female Authors on Medium.medium.com
TammyTierney
Why Don’t Parents Stop Spanking Their Kids?
Why Don’t Parents Stop Spanking Their Kids?
New studies support years of research about the damage it does.medium.com
Teresa Kuhl
3 Super Scary Myths About LGBTQ People
3 Super Scary Myths About LGBTQ People
and the life-changing truth insidemedium.com
Terry L. Cooper
When You Google, “What Are The Stages Of Grief”
When You Google, “What Are The Stages Of Grief”
The internet can’t even agree on that muchmedium.com
Terry Trueman
She Smiled at Me…
She Smiled at Me…
…and several layers of
something previously
unrecognized
lifted off my shoulders
and the new lightness
sustained me for…medium.com
The San B
Why the World Should Be Alarmed About India’s New “Double” and “Triple” Mutant Covid-19 Strains
Why the World Should Be Alarmed About India’s New “Double” and “Triple” Mutant Covid-19 Strains
The world needs to re-brace itself for the deadliest strain of the coronavirus until now.medium.com
Tim Ebl
You Can Learn This Jedi Mind Trick To Slow Down Time
You Can Learn This Jedi Mind Trick To Slow Down Time
Don’t let your life speed by like a monkey on a jetskimedium.com
Trapper Sherwood
Authentic Kindness Tips Can Help Improve Our World
Authentic Kindness Tips Can Help Improve Our World
Ever feel like you could be kinder, here are some tips to helpmedium.com
Trisha Dunbar
10 Concerns, Desires and Aspirations from an Unknown Writer
10 Concerns, Desires and Aspirations from an Unknown Writer
Creative ideas to get posts seen from Trisha Dunbarmedium.com
Victoria Ponte
An Emergency Poem
An Emergency Poem
Poetrymedium.com
Victoria-Marie
How Much Are Migrant Workers Lives Worth?
How Much Are Migrant Workers Lives Worth?
It is time Singaporeans take a hard look at ourselves and beliefs on the value of peoples’ lives.medium.com
Vinicius Monteiro
Giving Writing Tips Isn’t Limited to Top Writers
Giving Writing Tips Isn’t Limited to Top Writers
Why would it be?medium.com
W. Cahraman
Groceries
Groceries
Short Storymedium.com
Xin Xin
I Am My Own Super Hero After I Made My Computer Ran Faster
I Am My Own Super Hero After I Made My Computer Ran Faster
I didn’t know my own strength until I was faced with a computer meltdown.medium.com
YJ Jun
Flawed Man or Monster? — “There Will Be Blood” Analysis
Flawed Man or Monster? — “There Will Be Blood” Analysis
Whose blood is Daniel Plainview willing to spill?medium.com
Yousuf Rafi
10 Realistic Ways To Improve Your Life Instantly
10 Realistic Ways To Improve Your Life Instantly
Small changes that’ll create big ripples and improve your life expeditiously.medium.com
Tim Ebl
You Can Learn This Jedi Mind Trick To Slow Down Time
You Can Learn This Jedi Mind Trick To Slow Down Time
Don’t let your life speed by like a monkey on a jetskimedium.com
Pakang Senosha
Sagrada Família. The 137-year-old unfinished masterpiece.
Sagrada Família. The 137-year-old unfinished masterpiece.
Called God’s architect, Gaudí’s genius was unmatched.medium.com
Maddie McGuire
5 Ways to Start Thinking Like a CEO Even if You’re Naturally a Worker Bee
5 Ways to Start Thinking Like a CEO Even if You’re Naturally a Worker Bee
Cultivating a strong vision curates effective action.medium.com
Rob Stux
The Winner’s Manifesto
The Winner’s Manifesto
Simple success principles to live by.medium.com
Attila Ilman
Why censorship is more dangerous than fake news & extremists
Why censorship is more dangerous than fake news & extremists
All great truths begin as blasphemiesmedium.com
Nuno Fabiao
7 Courageous Details You Have To Focus on Regardless of the Stats.
7 Courageous Details You Have To Focus on Regardless of the Stats.
If You Wrote 20 to 50 Articles on Medium, You Haven’t Born Yetmedium.com
T. Mark Mangum
Must Reads
Must Reads
Three powerful female Authors on Medium.medium.com
Alexis Behrend
Can You Actually See Your Life?
Can You Actually See Your Life?
Or Are You A Victim of Glare?medium.com
Elvie
9 Booming Home Business Ideas In the Philippines Today
9 Booming Home Business Ideas In the Philippines Today
If you are looking for something to support your current income, some of these ideas maybe applicable to you. Low…medium.com
Amy Pierovich, Ed.D.
A Wreath of Evergreen
A Wreath of Evergreen
Hopes for the New Yearmedium.com
Subashini Nachimuthu
I am not broken
I am not broken
My heart to memedium.com
DharanM
How To Stay Mentally and Physically Healthy When Travelling
How To Stay Mentally and Physically Healthy When Travelling
When I am travelling for work related purposes, I usually do not bring along my dumbbells. Simply, because I am too…medium.com
Patrick M. Ohana
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon
“La Vie ne vaut rien”medium.com
Catrina Cowart
So, You Want to Work from Home as a Freelancer
So, You Want to Work from Home as a Freelancer
I’m your typical Millennial. I have multiple “hustles,” and I work from home. I don’t have a 9-to-5 job in the typical…medium.com
Louis Petrik
Why Most Cryptocurrency Communities Feel Like Cults to Me
Why Most Cryptocurrency Communities Feel Like Cults to Me
And why this might harm the whole crypto spacemedium.com
Kevin Lee
Oh, For the Love of Coffee!
Oh, For the Love of Coffee!
Growing up, I never understood why people love hot beverages.medium.com
Yaqoob ahmad
Imperfection Is Perfection, Its Just Hiding In Sunglasses And A Hat
Imperfection Is Perfection, Its Just Hiding In Sunglasses And A Hat
Perfection Is All About Getting Comfortable With Your Imperfectionsmedium.com
Diana Epureanu
3 Things to Know Before You Start a Blog
3 Things to Know Before You Start a Blog
Advice from a relatable beginner.medium.com
Carel Kolchinski
The Drunkard’s Article Writing System
The Drunkard’s Article Writing System
5 steps after 5 pints of beermedium.com
Prosite benjamin
If I Had 1 Million Dollars
If I Had 1 Million Dollars
I would….medium.com
Jeff Herring
The “You Had Me at Hello” Content Opening
The “You Had Me at Hello” Content Opening
(Start Strong)medium.com
Ananya Ashok
How to make poetry
How to make poetry
Weeks go past unnoticed
At times months and years
Undeviating from the mundane
As your creativity aestivates –
Looks…medium.com
Ann Venkataraman
The Lost Art of Pandiculation
The Lost Art of PandiculationThe Lost Art of Pandiculation
Surprising Health and Emotional Benefits!medium.com
Tree Langdon
Pro Choice or Pro Life, How Do Women Decide
Pro Choice or Pro Life, How Do Women Decide
A Spark of Light, by Jodi Picoultmedium.com
Terry Trueman
From “Sheehan Heartbreak And Redemption”
From “Sheehan Heartbreak And Redemption”
This passage is the final text of the non-fiction story of Sheehan and memedium.com
Vishakha
7 underlying traits of “Happy” people
7 underlying traits of “Happy” people
Let’s get straight in.medium.com
Shawn Ingram
The White Elephant
The White Elephant
Flash Fiction Challenge 100 — Day 40medium.com
Claire Kelly
Train on the Tracks
Train on the Tracks
Choo-choomedium.com
Terry Trueman
Immortal Poems
Immortal Poems
Can only be read
When, in your reading,
You realize
That Immortality
Is irrelevant.
You read,
“Do you think I know what…medium.com
Chandrani Anantharaman
Why Drink Lemon Water? Interesting Facts You Need to Know.
Why Drink Lemon Water? Interesting Facts You Need to Know.
Here are the reasons why you need to include a glass of warm lemon water in your morning rituals.medium.com
Brajendra Kumar
I and My Shadow
I and My Shadow
You are my lightmedium.com
Fareeha Arshad
19 Self-Tested Tips to Ace an Interview
19 Self-Tested Tips to Ace an Interview
These tips can be broken into the 3Ps of an interview process.medium.com
Kaori Mitsui
X Things I Learned From Teaching Young Children — 4. The Number of Topics
X Things I Learned From Teaching Young Children — 4. The Number of Topics
medium.com
Josh Balerite Acol
Crazy Thoughts
Crazy Thoughts
A poetic form called ‘Lune’medium.com
Sally Bartlett
Adult Children: Processing Grief While Preparing To Soar
Adult Children: Processing Grief While Preparing To Soar
My father died this past August at the age of 93. Years ago, I was chosen by my parents to be the trustee when they had…medium.com
Allison Bonilla LCSW
Gather the Leftovers
Gather the Leftovers
John 6:12 says — When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over…medium.com
Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
Elephants: and then there were three
Elephants: and then there were three
Elephants: And then there were threemedium.com
Nancy Driver
The Strange World of Illegal Egg Collecting
The Strange World of Illegal Egg Collecting
The practice of egg collecting, otherwise known as ‘egging’ or the more mysterious sounding ‘oology’, is now illegal in…medium.com
Jacquelyn Lynn
Small Recorder with Big Benefits
Small Recorder with Big Benefits
Review of the Tascam DR 10L Micro Portable Audio Recordermedium.com
Veronika Kaufmann
The Unknown Billion Dollar Dynasty
The Unknown Billion Dollar Dynasty
Oxycontin ring a bell? If I were a Sackler, I wouldn’t want anyone to know about me either. A tale of amoral evil.medium.com
Jordan Mendiola
Why Marshawn Lynch is One of The Most Intriguing Football Player of All-Time
Why Marshawn Lynch is One of The Most Intriguing Football Player of All-Time
And how he really changed the game of football.medium.com
Noah Nelson
I’m Learning How to be a Parent in My Teens
I’m Learning How to be a Parent in My Teens
I’ll be prepared when I’m an actual parent.medium.com
Floyd Mori
A Normal, Honest Person Can Turn Into A Criminal
A Normal, Honest Person Can Turn Into A Criminal
It can be from just one wrong choicemedium.com
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