That hasn’t been my experience although I agree that Chicken Soup is a great market and I’ve been fortunate to have two dozen pieces published with them. I’ve also had hundreds of placements in daily newspapers including the New York Times, the L. A. Times and the Washington Post but very few in recent years. Most dailies no longer pay for such work. Even major ones like the Chicago Tribune have pulled the plug on payment. In my experience, the few small publications that have a regular humor, first person or human interest column often have a regular columnist or do it in-house. That’s why I’m happy to have discovered Medium thanks to you.👍