Featured Stories Issue #61
Selected stories from 9,600 writers supporting 94,500 readers on ILLUMINATION
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Thank you for reading the engaging stories shared by our creative writers.
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Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATIONmedium.com
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1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
How experienced writers can create more visibility on Medium taking this writing challengemedium.com
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
Short-Form Stories Not For Income But For Visibility. Think Of Them As A Tripwire
Creative and productive use of short-form posts on Mediummedium.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
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Please enjoy our fresh stories.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How To Orchestrate Your Life For Success And Satisfaction
Difference between suffering and thriving people and how to be part of the thriving group
How To Orchestrate Your Life For Success And Satisfaction
Difference between suffering and thriving people and how to be part of the thriving groupmedium.com
Followers Don’t Mean Anything On Medium Anymore
Followers Don’t Mean Anything On Medium Anymore
A false metric for gauging successmedium.com
Hormones That Cause Fat Gain
Hormones That Cause Fat Gain
Not caloriesmedium.com
A Thief’s Regrets
Ulf Wolf
A Thief’s Regrets
Hurting othersmedium.com
6 Hacks To Help You Effectively Prepare for Exams
Xu Xu, Ph.D.
6 Hacks To Help You Effectively Prepare for Exams
medium.com
Bless You
Brooke Ramey Nelson
Look Up To The Mountains
Jim Dutton
Look Up To The Mountains
Embers from the fires of wondermedium.com
If You Have Made A Mistake
Brajendra Kumar
If You Have Made A Mistake
Take responsibility for your lifemedium.com
Wanna Live Almost Rent-Free?
Akarsh Nalawade
Wanna Live Almost Rent-Free?
How buying beats renting even in a pandemic economymedium.com
The Devastation Of A Nation
Vee Goldman
The Devastation Of A Nation
Indiamedium.com
Redirection
Mark Craven
Redirection
Sometimes you really do need to be a quittermedium.com
Creating a Writers Heaven
Annelise Lords
Creating a Writers Heaven
I’ll make the writers feel like an asset, not a liability.medium.com
Fear
Esse Letters
Fear
Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. — Dale Carnegiemedium.com
My Online Chess Addiction Cost Me Everything
Alex Cooper
My Online Chess Addiction Cost Me Everything
I had to check myself before I wrecked myselfmedium.com
Not All Digital Natives Are Savvy And Rabbit Holes Ensnare
Joanne de Róiste
Not All Digital Natives Are Savvy And Rabbit Holes Ensnare
So let’s talk about information literacymedium.com
Which Is Better for Your Life — To Be Learned or to Create?
Bill Abbate
Which Is Better for Your Life — To Be Learned or to Create?
medium.com
Decision Fatigue May Be the Main Reason You Are Failing with Your Diet
Ronke Babajide
Decision Fatigue May Be the Main Reason You Are Failing with Your Diet
How you can stop your good intentions from flying out the window and finally lose weightmedium.com
The Mind Sees (and Creates) Problems Everywhere
Michela Pasquali
The Mind Sees (and Creates) Problems Everywhere
So what can we do about it?medium.com
The C Word, The J Word, and The N Word
Floyd Mori
The C Word, The J Word, and The N Word
They are racial slursmedium.com
Can You See Beauty in Old, Tarnished, and Worn Things?
Sonja Wendt
Can You See Beauty in Old, Tarnished, and Worn Things?
Society leads us to believe that only youth is beautifulmedium.com
A better relationship by being at home
Martin van Soest
A better relationship by being at home
Even during the pandemic this works. It’s no rocket science, easy to do, and you can start today. All it takes is time…medium.com
Accepting the Life Cycle of our Creations
Keri Mangis
Accepting the Life Cycle of our Creations
Creativity is what we do; the outcome is not for us to controlmedium.com
How I made my first effective presentation?
Mr. Huseyin
How I made my first effective presentation?
A good presentation can be the key to a good future.medium.com
The Long Goodbye
Tobias Raine
The Long Goodbye
Dementia, and the oblivion of the self.medium.com
My Fourth Month Writing on Medium
Linda Kowalchek
My Fourth Month Writing on Medium
The delicate balance between writing and the rest of my life.medium.com
An Impossible Goodbye
Lisa Wathen
An Impossible Goodbye
A poemmedium.com
3 Ways To Engage with Yourself
Lyle Grossi
3 Ways To Engage with Yourself
Learn to listen and receive what you are given.medium.com
The Dance Between the Ego and the Ego-less
Shawn Jr
The Dance Between the Ego and the Ego-less
The illusion and the illusionistmedium.com
How A Dating Website Became My Saving Grace
Lisa Bradburn
How A Dating Website Became My Saving Grace
Desperate times call for inventive measures.medium.com
Day Tripping: May 3
Stuart Englander
Day Tripping: May 3
Tragedies of differing sortsmedium.com
Re-entry Reluctance — “Cave Syndrome”
Shell St. James
Re-entry Reluctance — “Cave Syndrome”
Have we rejected the pre-pandemic lifestyle?medium.com
The Pros And Cons Of Being A Minimalist
Jon Upshaw
The Pros And Cons Of Being A Minimalist
The widely touted lifestyle has its benefits — and its social setbacksmedium.com
4 Tips to Become a Top Writer in 2 Hours!
Aldric Chen
4 Tips to Become a Top Writer in 2 Hours!
Shooting for the moonmedium.com
Devil
Patrick M. Ohana
Devil
A spectre haikumedium.com
A Sex Driven Night, Which Made Me Cheat My Wife
Krishna V Chaudhary
A Sex Driven Night, Which Made Me Cheat My Wife
Unfolding a late-night metro ride where a girl in her teens had approached me.medium.com
Thanks to Ignorant and Arrogant A-Holes for Ruining My Only Vacations
Gippolito Ndp
Thanks to Ignorant and Arrogant A-Holes for Ruining My Only Vacations
I may not be able to go on a Caribbean cruise for a long time, if ever. Thanksmedium.com
“Where Have You Been?”Asked Grannie
Nkeonye Judith Izuka
“Where Have You Been?”Asked Grannie
We are not victims of aging, sickness, and death. These are part of the scenery…”- Deepak Chopramedium.com
COVID-19 Vaccination Statistics Of Top 15 Countries By Population
Sumesh P
COVID-19 Vaccination Stats Of Top 15 Countries By Population
How close is the world to ending this pandemic?medium.com
Innovation at the speed of market trends
AyeKyaw Hlaing
Innovation at the speed of market trends
In average, a new Product that sell need 18 months to develop, another 12 months to maintain, thus total 5 years to…medium.com
How Could I Not Have Known?
Adrienne Beaumont
How Could I Not Have Known?
Do I have ADHD?medium.com
The Flavor of Words
Miss Handie
The Flavor of Words
A Poem about the Beauty of Languagemedium.com
Your Addiction to Productivity Porn is Harming You
Annmarie McQueen
Your Addiction to Productivity Porn is Harming You
To end the productivity-guilt cycle, we must first acknowledge itmedium.com
You’ll Die & Be Forgotten
Bryce Godfrey
You’ll Die & Be Forgotten
Kobe Bryant is my favorite athlete and idol.medium.com
I Didn’t Ask To Be Black
G Correia
I Didn’t Ask To Be Black
It’s a challenge but I only get one shot at this.medium.com
This is how your future office will look like
Nurbuke Hunsänger
This is how your future office will look like
The question I asked one of my colleagues the day before has got me thinking.medium.com
Stand Like the Mighty Hyacinth
Sara Wright
Stand Like the Mighty Hyacinth
Little grape hyacinth heads peek through the heavy spring snow. May I stand with such confidence in my nature.medium.com
The Opposite of Man Is Not Woman
Aaron Mitchell
The Opposite of Man Is Not Woman
Understanding why could save a generation of young menmedium.com
The Art of Rap: I Still Love H.E.R!
M. Mollenthiel
The Art of Rap: I Still Love H.E.R!
Kendrick Lamar vs Lupe Fiasco and whether rap is just enoughmedium.com
Labels are Weapons of Mass Destruction. Missed Opportunities. Fire Starters.
Sam Crespi #SHE
Labels are Weapons of Mass Destruction. Missed Opportunities. Fire Starters.
by Sam Crespi #SHEmedium.com
Relationship Red Flags — My Experiences
Chidinma Orajiaku
Relationship Red Flags — My Experiences
medium.com
Our Blue Spaceship is in Maintenance Mode At the Moment and Needs it.
d’Viggo
Our Blue Spaceship is in Maintenance Mode At the Moment and Needs it.
This maintenance was not scheduled, but now when it is a fact we can transform our lifestyle and make the journey last…medium.com
I Came Home at About the Usual Time. I Came In, I Listened, Heard No Sound, Nothing
Øivind H. Solheim
I Came Home at About the Usual Time. I Came In, I Listened, Heard No Sound, Nothing
During the day, life can often be experienced as safe and normal. But sometimes the surface can crack, and that’s when…medium.com
Why Can’t Evil Characters Just Be Evil?
Kayla Vokolek
Why Can’t Evil Characters Just Be Evil?
Complexity shouldn’t always equal redeemability.medium.com
How The Need For Popularity Could Have Killed Me
Janie Emaus
How The Need For Popularity Could Have Killed Me
And might have in today’s world.medium.com
Doing The Right Things for the Wrong Reasons
A.X. Bates
Doing The Right Things for the Wrong Reasons
A poemmedium.com
7 Reasons Being Middle Class Is Not What It Used To Be
Alberto Guerrero
7 Reasons Being Middle Class Is Not What It Used To Be
And what to do about itmedium.com
There are some basic needs we humans have.
Øivind H. Solheim
There are some basic needs we humans have.
In my novel “The Happiest Town in the World” I explore how the feeling of being outside affects a person in crisis…medium.com
17 Weird Websites that Will Leave You Scratching Your Head
Aravind Balakrishnan
17 Weird Websites that Will Leave You Scratching Your Head
How many have you visited?medium.com
Burning Midnight Oil To Become A Writer
Biswanath Datta
Burning Midnight Oil To Become A Writer
Why burn your midnight oil?medium.com
Are you ready to post 1,000 short stories next 100 days?
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Are you ready to post 1,000 short stories next 100 days?
If so, join the challenge.medium.com
Why I Don’t Want Your Shortcut to Happiness
TC Hails
Why I Don’t Want Your Shortcut to Happiness
Healing needs time and a good dose of distraction to be effectivemedium.com
Are you up for a new writing challenge?
Thewriteyard
Are you up for a new writing challenge?
Did you know about Illumination Book Chapters where you can post chapters of your book? Fiction, non-fiction…medium.com
5 Transformative Advice You’ll Receive From Your Superiors
Felix Otoo
5 Transformative Advice You’ll Receive From Your Superiors
5. Help others and you will be helping yourselfmedium.com
Breaking The Rules
Courtenay S. Gray
Breaking The Rules
Are publications too strict with their guidelines?medium.com
The Once in a Century Event
Britni Pepper
The Once in a Century Event
And it is free!medium.com
Can You Really Quiet Thoughts During Meditation?
I. Trudie Palmer
Can You Really Quiet Thoughts During Meditation?
Is there some magic formula?medium.com
Why I don’t write every day
Berna Tural
Why I don’t write every day
A confession and resolve.medium.com
Yes, You Can
Veronika Kaufmann
Yes, You Can
You can do your part to save the planetmedium.com
Your Call To Change
Michele Thill
Your Call To Change
Will you answer…medium.com
Your Life Is Designed to Surprise You So You Can Too
Shajedul Karim
Your Life Is Designed to Surprise You So You Can Too
Losing a loved one to child marriage isn’t a nice surprise, however.medium.com
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Andrew Brewerton
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Being curious about other people’s affairs may get you into trouble.medium.com
You Are Receding
Kieran Ahearne
You Are Receding
A pandemic-induced musingmedium.com
It Is Okay If We Are Not Alike, Dear Momma
Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
It Is Okay If We Are Not Alike, Dear Momma
It does not undermine our relationship. I love you regardless.medium.com
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#27)
Melanie J.
One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#27)
A phrase about one simple pleasure in lifemedium.com
Medium Goals for May
Ryan Justin
Medium Goals for May
As we enter into the fifth month of the year with hopes of building on past momentum, it’s time to take a minute to…medium.com
It Took Me Four Years To Read ‘War And Peace’
Mojca Jerman
It Took Me Four Years To Read ‘War And Peace’
And Why It Doesn’t Have To Be The Case For Youmedium.com
Being Introverted In 2021 — Is It A Superpower Or A Disability?
Bryan Dijkhuizen
Being Introverted In 2021 — Is It A Superpower Or A Disability?
medium.com
What does it says about you if you break for birds?
Anon Gray
What does it says about you if you break for birds?
And what does it say about you if you don’t?medium.com
Slumber In The Age Of The Pandemic
Rosa Diaz
Slumber In The Age Of The Pandemic
Is our sleep better or worse amid Covid-19?medium.com
Life Is Short — Move Fast & Break Things
Yousuf Rafi
Life Is Short — Move Fast & Break Things
medium.com
Icons
Dr. Fatima Imam
Icons
A poem: a celebration of mothersmedium.com
How to Be Successful (And Get Everything You Want in Life)
Xin Xin
How to Be Successful (And Get Everything You Want in Life)
How to be successful in 2021 (Hint: give up these 4 things)medium.com
I Was Tricked Into Reading Something Disgusting
Jade M.
I Was Tricked Into Reading Something Disgusting
He Compared it to Popular Horror Movies, but it was Much Worsemedium.com
How to Succeed?
Ayesha Ahmed
Drop of Motivation
A short poem.medium.com
April 2021
Terry L. Cooper
April 2021
Drawing you a picture with numbersmedium.com
100. Now He Is Sure Of Her Love
Now He Is Sure Of Her Love
And she said it without wordsmedium.com
When I listen to classical music I try to listen on a few different levels.
Agnes Laurens
When I listen to classical music I try to listen on a few different levels.
medium.com
Are Curation and Distribution Still the Secret to Success?
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Are Curation and Distribution Still the Secret to Success?
A case study review using my April Top and Flop Articlesmedium.com
Ranking Characters in Amazon’s “The Wilds” From Most Useless to MVP
Ben Ho
Ranking Characters in Amazon’s “The Wilds” From Most Useless to MVP
Let’s also compare them to sports playersmedium.com
Mother’s Day
Barbara Castleton, M.A.
Mother’s Day
Whenever we came up the drive,medium.com
4 Reasons Why I Will Not Run a Blog on My Own Again
Louis Petrik
4 Reasons Why I Will Not Run a Blog on My Own Again
Here’s what you can learn from my failuremedium.com
Poem: The Dance of the Spirit
L.A. Justice
Poem: The Dance of the Spirit
The music remains indelibly etched deep within my soulmedium.com
Be the charioteer and steer.
Nagesh Ramamurthy
Be the charioteer and steer.
For decisions to be amazing, Should you be mindful or be intelligent?medium.com
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