Over the last couple of weeks, we've started featuring stories atop ManyStories.com for new visitors to browse. People who aren't yet following enough writers will see this general featured section instead of their own personalized featured section, which you see if you follow enough writers.
The general featured section is updated at least once per hour and up to three times per hour. This update frequency gives us the opportunity to feature at least 120 (and up to 360) stories per day. This means that your stories, new and old, have a good chance to be featured. When your story is featured, you will see a golden badge on it with the latest date on which it was featured:

How to get featured
While we want to feature everyone's stories, we prioritize stories that have an image and that have already garnered some engagement on their own. That means that your followers can help you be featured on ManyStories if they engage with stories you share. With that said, if you have an audience outside of ManyStories, it would help to encourage them to follow you on ManyStories to get all of your new stories.
You can also share your stories outside of ManyStories with a short link by clicking the "Share" button on any of your stories.