While I was happy to see that all the stories were quite low on reads (I believe 4 had <1k at the time of being featured and 1 even had <100), a couple stories on the shelf look like they haven’t been updated in months and one author appears to have been inactive since July. I’m really curious how Editor’s picks are chosen as I used to assume that “February picks” meant stories that did well in February 
But congrats to the authors. It is nice to see an editor’s pick shelf full of hidden gems.