Hi Christine,
Your writings usually come up on my recommended reading list with the other wirters I follow here on Medium.
You should link your essay to your viral article, at the bottom of your viral article post.
Also, make a note of the tags you have used for your viral article and use the same tags for yet another similar or related article, which could go viral.
Share your own articles on social media, like Twitter, this will also help to get your articles "seen".
Keep sharing your older stories on twitter, the "forgotten stories", this will draw more people to read your post.
Have a great weekend
Regards
Warren