There was a time here on Medium when publications were popular and active and did indeed serve to showcase good writing, but things changed and we editors of those lesser-known publications had to struggle to keep our pubs going. There were so many to choose from! I started my own publication, now inactive and archived (Indelible Ink), with that very thought in mind--that I would showcase good writing. And I did until the submissions grew too few to keep it going. I'd like to see those publications come back. They're like magazines you know you'll want to read and they consistently produced good copy.