Hey, Drake. The first article I wrote for Medium (about making $1.2 million) was accepted by The Ascent and curated. The second was rejected by a particular publication, but I went ahead and published it on my own. Later that same day, the second article was also curated and then requested to be submitted to The Startup, Medium's largest publication. So, don't give up because one publication didn't want your article. Submit to others, or just put it up yourself. That's the beauty of Medium. You can publish anything you want.