Forum: Lost Stories

Was the story posted after September 2011? If yes, then it either missed being checked down or it did not violate the prohibitions.

The way I read the OP, it's an unposted story that he wrote.

From the OP:

I was contemplating dusting off my story and posting it on SOL.

I recently read a story, probably a chapter in an on-going serial,

While AJ is not absolutely certain, that makes it likely that the story he is looking for (hey, this is Lost Stories) is pretty recent (and not written by AJ).

hey, this is Lost Stories

Hey, people post stuff in the wrong forum section all the time. :)

I recently read a story, probably a chapter in an on-going serial,

While AJ is not absolutely certain,

You missed something else from the OP

I have an unfinished story in my hopper in which my protagonist stops an 11yo girl from being raped by her drunk father (and he gets beaten up for his trouble).

AJ is more looking for validation that his story is within the rules than he is looking for a story that was already posted.

Rather than comparing his story to others already posted (which is no guarantee that they don't violate the rules as Lazeez depends on readers reporting inappropriate content), he is better off consulting Lazeez directly rather than relying on comparisons to other stories.

It is not a question of "missing something" on my part, it seems to be a question of emphasis on yours. AJ is looking for a story and I wished to clarify if the story he was looking for was something recent (most probable) or ancient history.

The fact that he is thinking of completing a story on those lines is just background info.

I'm looking for inspiration/advice as to how to walk the fine line between appalling the readers without endangering the site.

Lazeez does not individually review every story posted for inappropriate contents, he relies on the stories being reported to him by readers. Especially if it's something very recent, you can't be sure that the other story is on the right side of the line.

That might not work with other aspects of the story. Or it might distort things in odd ways. On another site, which has the limit at age 18, there are almost no "coming of age" stories and more than a few "18 year olds" who with the immaturity, inexperience, and general behavior of 15 year olds.

I think raping, or attempting to rape your 14 year-old (or a 25 year-old) daughter would be enough.

For me, the age in the story should be below the threshold for statutory rape to generate adequate reader revulsion.

Where is the story set? Lowest age of consent in the US is 16, not counting Romeo and Juliet exceptions.

I don't generally read stories with rape or tags so couldn't evaluate that.
That might be a problem with others as well.

I don't understand why you have to get graphic about sex or nudity in describing the rape scene. Without straying over any lines you can be obvious what is happening.

I think the key aspect for you isn't that the rape needs to be especially heinous. It's that it needs to be particularly unambiguous. The perp's friends have to be unable to rationalize his behavior.

While I respect your choice, I find that not all tags are used consistently.

In theory, tags are being used to indicate what kinds of sexual content are being fetishised in a given story, but as the site has grown and more types of stories are being published there are also some authors using tags as trigger warnings for subjects of discussion.

For example, if a character rape happens entirely off-page but is referenced due to the character or other characters struggling with their recovery, should that have the tag or not? And if it does, how does the reader differentiate between a story of sexualised rape and one that simply references it?

There's no easy answer and there's nothing wrong with avoiding any story that has content you don't like, but it's not always true that every tag on a story is describing something that is depicted on page.

If the rape tag is not used to for an assault intended to be sexually arousing, that can and should be stated in the description.
Probably there should be separate tags for descriptions of rape, non-consent, torture and violence that aren't intended to be sexualized.

The only one I can remember is from the first chapter of Jay Cantrell's https://storiesonline.net/s/11098/lifeline-drama-story and is background info to his ex-girlfriend "Pam".

Pam's early life was a mess. Her mother had died when Pam was just a little girl and she and her brother were raised by an alcoholic father. The duo was removed by Social Services when Pam's brother almost killed their father the night the man tried to rape her when she was 12. Her brother was 16 and spent the next two years in a juvenile home.

and

Pam spent the next four years being molested by her father's brother after Social Services stuck her with that family. I guess it must run in the bloodline or something.

As you can see, very off-screen.

Wes Boyd's "Stray Kitten" never made it to this site (I think) but I think the girl was 17 there anyway. As for her serial abusers, they never stood trial, and when she was asked what she wanted to do with their bodies she said something along the lines of "put them in the nearest dumpster".

As I implied, that part fits the Wes Boyd story. I'm pretty sure Jan was 17 at the time Cody offed her father and brother.