Thinking of Submitting My Story, But Stuck on the Age Issue

[Bramblethorn]

Maybe Lit shouldn't have content rules.

If Lit didn't have content rules, it wouldn't exist. At least two other sites have been taken down and their operators jailed because of the content of the stories they hosted.

https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/13-14350/1118331399/0.pdf
https://infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mr-doubles-operator-jailed/

The writer must stay true to their vision and stay true to their ideas. Without that we have nothing real to ground our work. We're not performing monkeys set out to please other people.

Sure, but equally, other people aren't obliged to risk prosecution to provide us with a platform to publish whatever our muse has to offer.