Bill and Melinda Gates Changed the World, but it Wasn’t Because of Their Wealth

Three things my…

The Three Knocks

Another personal ghost story of mine

How I Became a Bookworm

Being a bookworm step by step

1) I went to bookstores and…

Real Dinosaurs are Better Than the Movie

What I’ve learned living with dinosaurs

Four Quotes From The Girl With All The Gifts That Chilled Me To the Bone

Not in a horror-fiction way…

Reasons Why Life Gets Better When You Get Older

The truths about aging that most people don’t know

4 Instagram Hashtag Tips to Maximize Exposure

There are a number tools and strategies that Instagram…

The Yellow of Bolzano — Shocking Update

The crimes resolved

The Beauty Of The Unfinished Sentence

How my biggest struggle as a writer also serves as a metaphor…

What Can Star Wars Teach Us about Emotional Intelligence?

Managing emotions is something many of us…

Social Media is a Bad Place to Leave Your Memories

Smartphones, polaroid cameras, and our relationship…

A Reflection of Myself

The journey of finding stories and then finding myself through them

Jails, institutions, death

Eremophobia — An inability to Bear Living in One’s Own Skin

What if Robespierre was on Twitter

The case of Donald McNeil and the New York Times

The Artist’s Way to Curate Your Own Life

The artist’s way to design the life that you want, and one…

Leadership

You Can Overcome Powerful Adversaries

Achieving the mission in the face of…

The Little Black Book

The original story

Finding Security in Insecure Times

Looking to the past to find ways to make it through the present.

To Enjoy Writing Again, Stop Criticizing Yourself

Tips for writers who feel blue, don’t get the…

If You’re Going To Read Only Few Books in 2021, Read These

About manifestation, attracting wealth…

Inspiration and Motivation

Do You Want To Read An Article Read Every Single Day For 18 Months?

10 Tips to Improve Your Orgasms — With Sexologist Amy Cooper Ph.D.

The Everything Orgasm Book is your…

Want More Emotional Clarity? View Yourself Like a Garbage Truck.

And make frequent stops to the…

Daily Digest from ILLUMINATION

Featured Stories Issue #9

Selected stories from 8,600+…

Suicidal?

Speak up! Ask for help!

Why You Should Say ‘No’ More Often, and How to Say It Correctly

Yes, there’s a right way to say it.

6 Life-Saving YouTube Channels That Got Me Through The London School of Economics and Political Science Exams

Why We Need More Mixed Messages

And why ‘the other side of the story’ never works.

My Appendix Ruptured — I Almost Died

The pain hurt so bad, it felt as if someone was repeatedly…

What If The Pandemic Makes Us Stronger?

The hope of post-traumatic growth.

Writing

Why I Will Never Tell My Friends I Am Writing

I keep it a secret to keep my…

4 Lessons From A Viral Article Gone Wrong

My viral article punched me in the face.

5 Things I Learned From The World’s Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Malala Yousafzai was shot by the…

An Eerie Thing

Beakons from Central Park

Hiding Beauty

When we hide the truth from ourselves, we are hiding the most beautiful part of us.

How the Stars Aligned

It’s Not About What You Know; It’s About When You Were Born

Jordan Peterson Has a Great Piece of Advice for Conservatives

It also applies to non-political issues

Our Laziness can Motivate Us!

How lazy people can declutter to enjoy the fruit of minimalism

The Wrong Way to Take a Walk

What I learned by taking a miserable walk

EXAM — The Degenerative Infused Poison in a Students Life

Be THE One. For Yourself and No One Else.

For once, focus on ourselves.

When should I start my own business?

Most of the answers to that question are really amazing, every single time!

How I Got Through The Darkest Night of Winter Alone

A Toilet Bowl Christmas | Repressed Memories and…

3 Lessons I Learned From My Dogs

The masters at communicating without words

The Words of A Great

A poem dedicated to Nina Simone

Tips For Effective Revision

There is no shortcut to success

Snacks, Lace Panties, and an Incredible Pair of Legs

Or “The worst possible place for me to find…

In the Beginning…

How a story begins matters

Looking For Easy

Inspirational Short

Writing Prompt

A poem about near-death experiences.

Our Home

A reflective sestina essay about housing and home that swirls the reader down.

Never Did I Ever

An anthology of pain from clients past and present

Who Am I ? #15

When we read the history of creation, we realize that the Creator only created species. For example, on the day He created trees…

What Writing Consistently for a Month on Medium Has Taught Me

Top writers share great tips, but don’t…

POETRY | DREAMS

Homesickness

My journey into the slumber world

How Many Words is a Picture Worth?

Because humans are mostly visual, I agree that it’s easier to show something in a picture than to…

Day Tripping: March 9

Bombing, Blasting, and Blondes?

Welcome to my daily feature where each day…

Travel Tales With M ~ A Green Walk Through Two Beautiful Parks in Italy

I walked back with a smile on…

An Introduction to 40 Remarkable Women Who’ve Made an Impact

Who Would You Add to This List?

The Death Sentence

Is it God’s will? Our will? His will or their will?

One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#14)

A phrase about one simple pleasure in life

Many Things Are Done With A Hope And A Prayer

Wishing for the best is normal

Proof! The World is Turning

Yes or No?

Last Days Of Spring

A mini poetry collection

Drinking

I Bought Real Estate Before I Could Afford It — Here’s What I Learned

The experience was both humbling…

Creating Godly Multiplications. . . (I)

There are many schools of thought on how to prosper, are…

The Summit

In the office of Mighty Zeus

You Deserve The World

Poetry

Do not settle
for someone who refuses to 
cross-ocean and move a mountain
to be with…