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CURATED STORIES ON ILLUMINATION PROPOSED FOR TRANSFER

Jason Ward

WW2 airman fell 18,000 feet, survived and was almost shot as a spy

Nicholas Alkemade’s extraordinary story doesn’t conclude there.

Bisni Basheer

How I Beat Procrastination (and how you can do it too)

Jan M Flynn

A Story for Ghastly Times A little fictional horror to distract you from the real thing.

Sarah Kelly

How to Have Stage Presence Even when you don’t feel particularly entertaining.

Natasha Wibbs

Does Being an Unambitious Career Woman Make Me a Bad Feminist? The struggle of balancing career and family in modern times.

Julia E Hubbel

I Wrote a Story. If I Want Advice, I’ll Ask for It When did we agree that everyone needs life advice?

Phil Rossi

Our Political Parties are Guilty, Culpable and in Cahoots Spare me the virtuous versus evil argument — I’ve seen enough.

Matthew Hyatt

Car Business Trade Secrets to Save You Thousands Or How Dealerships Still Swindle You.

J.D. Harms

Wounds Again A Poem

Paul Abela

Why Breaking the Law Can Destroy the Age of Fossil Fuels Our legal system is outdated and reflects an era of fossil fuels. To instigate change, one must break the law.

Brandon Ray Langston

I Wanna Walk You Home Race, Place, And The Banishment Of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.

Viel Adams

If You Want Your Relationship To Last, Stop Doing These Mistakes #5 Getting comfortable with your life.

Robin Klammer

Why I’m Absolutely Fed Up With the ineffective and inept bureaucracies of our mental health system.

Thomas Oppong

6 Things You Can Do To Turn Your Life Around In 12 Months Or Less Healthy actions that can genuinely change your life.

Joel Sigrist

Who Are You? 4 Ways to Know Yourself More Clearly Personality is complex, to say the least. It is the essence of an individual, driving us at our core.

Toni Tails

This Is What You Should Say To Grieving Parents Finding the right words isn’t easy, so let me assist you.

Belinda Mallasasime

3 Things to Look Out for Before You Click ‘Follow’ On Social Media. Decluttering Your Social Media Feeds As a Minimalist.

Anaïs Schlienger

Why Vegans Should Eat Eggs Eggs do not contradict any of the reasons that motivated my vegan journey.

Matilda Swinney

Why Running Out of Ideas is a Myth It’s not an inevitable part of the writing process.

JJ Wong

Tired of the Online Cesspit? Reading Fiction is the Cure Facts don’t persuade people. Stories do. Dive into fiction — it will enhance your life.

Lisa Holliday

I Didn’t Know The World Would Think Our Love Was Wrong. A tale of interracial love.

Piper Steele

How to Get Better at Negotiating Even If You Don’t Like It Five strategies you can employ to secure great deals every time.

Dorothy Hines, Ph. D.

Tired of Seeing Black Mother’s Tears After Police Shootings? It’s a reality white people often refuse to acknowledge.

Hari Sudhan

5 Quotes of Swami Vivekanandha that Make Your Body, Mind, and Soul Healthier Reflect on the profound wisdom in these quotes.

Kitami Prescott

Protesting For Racial Injustices Will Not Change Anything While BLM sparks change, it also incites severe backlash.

Sean Youra

Was America Ever Great? The fruitless quest for America’s historical greatness.

Delta B. McKenzie

Corpse Roads What would you sacrifice to save your loved ones?

Liv La Belle

Why it’s considered offensive to ask a woman her age Challenging the belief that such inquiries are harmless.

John Cunningham

What are your emotions telling you? It’s more than just fight or flight.

Tarik Ata

Australia’s Stolen Generations A glimpse into Australia’s genocide against its indigenous population.

Jacob Lopez

A Debilitating Gut Disease Saved My Life But first, it completely shattered me.

Jennifer M. Wilson

About the Girl Who Doesn’t Show You Her Pain Just because she doesn’t visibly cry doesn’t mean she isn’t suffering.

Belinda Mallasasime

Do these 5 Things Before Leaving The House: Morning Routine How you start your day shapes how it concludes.

Hannah Ellen

Even The Toilet Isn’t Private Anymore How social media has transformed our perception of public restrooms in Japan.

Ozden Bennett

Want to Continue Growing? Embrace Your Crappy First Draft Lean into the discomfort of pushing your limits.

J.D. Harms

Destitute A Poem

Vanessa Robinson

There Was No Curfew for an Armed 17-Year-Old Kyle Rittenhouse drove to Kenosha armed with an AR-15.

AHK

6 Reasons Why I Switched My Decade Long Profession What you should consider before making a career change.

Jon Hawkins

How I Landed a Marketing Agency Job With No Experience I transitioned from zero marketing knowledge to working alongside industry experts in less than a year.

Jesús Salazar

Blind Mom was Able to ‘See’ Her Cutest Unborn Baby Thanks to a 3D-Printed Ultrasound.

Daniella Mini

It’s an Every-Man-for-Himself Culture Whatever happened to Team USA?

Brian E. Wish, PhD

The Coming Red Wave Nothing changes until it finally does.

Carl L Lane

The Preacher In The Garden of Evil The preacher is available on Thursdays after Bible study. I’ve been attending since I turned sixteen. He advises me to go…

Jerome Johnson

Is Anybody Actually Voting “for” Joe Biden? Many votes against Trump, but fewer in favor of Biden.

Mighty Knowledge

Hindsight Bias: How to Be Smart About Reviewing Your Past Decisions Have you ever experienced that “I knew that was a bad idea!” feeling after something went awry?

Abayomi Omoogun

How To Be Productive Without Forcing Yourself To Work. Focus on identifying essentials and eliminating the superfluous.

Matilda Swinney

How to Stop Limiting Yourself And Free Your Mind Negative thoughts are not your safety net.

Ella Pearson

How to Become a Great Writer by Stealing From Other Writers And no, this doesn’t imply plagiarism.

Thomas Oppong

4 Radically Proactive Habits That Pay Off Exponentially in 10 Years Investing your time for a brighter future requires planning in 5, 10, or even 20-year increments.

Jen McGahan

Would You Rent a Homeless Man for 47 Cents? The true story of a successful vagrant.

JJ Wong

4 Counterintuitive Ideas That Will Help You Live a Meaningful Life You’ll never be completely satisfied, so embrace life’s mundane aspects.

Kenan Kolday

Not Homo-Deus or Homo-Economicus, But Homo-Noeticus Predictions about humanity's future are many. None can materialize until we evolve into something new.

Devin Arrigo

How to Avoid Exhausting Your Creativity Muscle The number one rule for a continuous flow of writing ideas.

Kim McKinney

Tug Of War When games spiral out of control.

John Teehan

Why Quitting TikTok Was the Right Thing To Do My decision had nothing to do with privacy; it was about health.

Shalini C

Daydreaming Lost in the froth of morning coffee.

Danny Schleien

1888: When Dirty Politics And The Electoral College Defeated Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland fell prey to unfortunate political circumstances.

Dr Jeff Livingston

Stuttering; What Causes Braden Harrington’s Speech Disorder? The exact origins of speech disorders like stuttering remain elusive.

Caelyn Grace

Coping With an Extremely Rare Genetic Mutation How do I navigate my 20s knowing I’ll never be 'normal'?

Katrina Di

The Truth Behind Standing Desks And Your Health Living a sedentary lifestyle is recognized as a public health concern.

Betsy Ramser Jaime

How To Make Writing More Fun and Less Stressful My strategies for writing over 20 articles in just one month.

Louise Morris

Productivity Advice From The Man Who Inspired Elon Musk Richard Feynman — a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, educator, and drummer — knew how to achieve his goals.

Amanda Jayne O’Hare

Why Hiring A Coach Won’t Solve Your Problems Thinking outside the box might be the answer.

Shanna Loga

5 Life Lessons You Can Learn From a Toddler #1 Clap for yourself.

Dorothy Hines, Ph. D.

Sorry, Kamala Harris Won’t Save Black Women America must confront its racial history and apprehensions regarding Black women.

Nicole Rose

8 Surprising Ways to Lift You Out of a Low-energy Spell #1. Get hyper-focused on what you REALLY want.

Remington Write

Are the Bad Old Days Back? The Magic Eight Ball indicates that the signs are not promising.

Shubham Pathania

7 Things I Learned from Good Programmers Seven lessons that have enriched my career as a professional programmer.

Daniel Hlang

Say Yes! to Saying No Redirect your life toward your desires with this simple two-letter word.

Sonia Chauhan

What Not To Say To Someone Dealing With Trauma: Lessons in Empathy Please, for once, don’t assure me everything will be fine.

Liv Mello

6 Weird & Wonderful Ways People in America Are Falling Asleep Firsthand accounts from former insomniacs.

Timothy O’Neill

When Abuse Hits Close To Home The outcome is a profoundly dysfunctional and perilous relationship.

Maryam Merchant

4 Steps to Take to Cure Your Bad Mental Health It’s essential for you to take action.

Deborah Barchi

One Fine September Morning In memory of D’Anna.

Juan Ramirez

How I Simulated the UEFA Europa League Playoffs And accurately predicted 12 out of 15 games.

Randy Wolken

Why Your Ability To Change Is So Important Keep pace with the powerful and swiftly evolving world we inhabit.

Emily Wilcox

How to Believe Our Life into Fruition. What if our beliefs serve as the foundation for our existence?

Aeril Trinidad

Is There Ever A Time That Lying Genuinely Makes Sense? Exploring the Pinocchio effect.

cj lone

4 Easy Exercises in Listening to Your Inner Voice Because it is trying to communicate.

John Teehan

The Problem Of a Radio Anchor Saying “Colored” On-Air He lost his job for it, but that’s not the real issue.

Alyssa Atkinson

Use This 5 Minute Trick to Have an Incredibly Productive Morning Everyone can (and should) implement this.

Sarah Myers

What Happened When I Tried LSD With a Psychotic Disorder First Dose.

Taha Rasool

5 Underrated TV Shows That Are Worth Binge-Watching These deserve more attention.

Alastair Isaacs

What is… a Supernova? These cosmic explosions have fascinated humanity for ages. But what are they truly?

Caitlin Ju

Flower Crown A poem reflecting on mental health.

Sarah Shoshana Rosen

My Favorite Day in NYC Happened During COVID And how riding a bike made it possible.

Lee Nourse

The Spiritual Experience That Stumps Science Near-death experiences bring new hope to life.

Caitlin Laughney, MSW

A PhD Student’s Guide to Finding Inspiration For when you’re unsure of what to write next.

Mighty Knowledge

Confirmation Bias: How to Be More Open to New Ideas Challenge your own status quo.

Rhys Burton

Could Barefoot Running Fix my Plantar Fasciitis? Ditch the trainers — allow your feet to heal themselves.

Ken Green

3 Ways to Avoid the Mistake of Growing Your Expenses as Your Income Grows How to combat lifestyle inflation.

JJ Wong

I’m Sick of 10x-ing My Life Why can’t reading be enjoyable again?

Earnest Painter

You Can, If You Decide To “If you desire a life you’ve never experienced before, you must take actions you’ve never taken.” — Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass