galt54:
I have never looked for stories in the "most recent" section (whereever that is located, which I am ignorant of).
If you click on the "Submissions" drop-down [just above the "Enter Author" search], the options will include:
"Latest Loaded" [the most recent stories added, 30 stories/page for I think 10 pages];
"Lucky Dip" [30 stories pulled at random, a good way to discover older stories]; and
"Search" [self-evident].
Hope that helps. mj