Hi Edward, Exactly. You hit the nail on the head. If you submit ypur piece to a pub you never know WHEN they will publish it.

Here are some hints from my experience (depends what you want to write about)

- Illumination takes 1-2 days

- Know Thyself, Heal Thyself 1 day; for instance,

https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/how-moving-to-a-bigger-apartment-almost-destroyed-our-marriage-d56f44e3f344

- Traveler's Blog 1-2 days; example:

https://medium.com/world-travelers-blog/to-die-is-bad-but-not-to-live-is-even-worse-d4580ba1bcd0

- The Shortform (this pub): 1-2 days

There are pubs like The Goodmen Project. There you can see that it's scheduled but not when.

Let me know if I can help you. I'd love to share my experiences with you and I'd love to hear you opinion on my pieces as well :)