Survivalandhope Stories

My Untold Stories is a lyrical journey through memory, silence, and survival. In this deeply personal collection, Lyubov Rastvorova opens the door to moments that were once hidden - fragments of love, loss, and quiet resilience. Each story is a small universe where the soul breathes, and memory flows like a river, carrying us back to the source. Set against the backdrop of post-Soviet Russia, these scenes from the 1990s reveal not only the hardships of daily life, but the inner strength of a woman who dared to choose dignity over silence. Through poetic reflection and vivid storytelling, Rastvorova invites readers to walk with her - through fog, through pain, and toward healing. This is not just a memoir. It is a meditation on time, truth, and the courage to reclaim one's voice.

You have to be rich to be poor

Nolan Holloway didn't ask for a legacy-he inherited it. A year after his father's mysterious death on Slumgullion Pass, Nolan Holloway finds himself running the small, weathered gas station his father once called a "retirement project." The summer brought overwhelming tourists and fleeting success, but now the fall is quiet, the winter is coming, and the station sits on the brink. The offer from corporate giant Lucky's Quick Stop could be Nolan's way out-an easy escape from a failing business and the haunting questions surrounding his father's final days. But selling means more than handing over the keys; it means giving up on the last piece of his father's dream. In a town divided between locals struggling to survive and second-home owners who leave with the snow, Nolan must fight to keep the station alive. As he wrestles with guilt, exhaustion, and the ghosts of his past, he faces an impossible choice: give up or rebuild. With every creak of the old pumps and whisper of the mountain wind, Last Stop Before Slumgullion Pass explores the weight of family, the pull of legacy, and one man's determination to hold on when everything around him says to let go.

This is the story of a girl who lost her family but found herself. A journey through pain, scars, and betrayal, it's about turning heartbreak into strength, mistakes into lessons, and the past into a foundation for the future. Through small victories, moments of clarity, and the courage she didn't know she had, she learns to trust, to love, and to embrace life again. It's not a tale of perfection, but of survival, healing, and hope-a story that proves even in the darkest moments, a new dawn is always possible.

LEAKING HEART Some hearts don't break with thunder. They leak - quietly, painfully, one heartbeat at a time. Emma wasn't asking for much - just a little love, a little peace, a little room to breathe. Instead, life handed her wounds wrapped in promises, heartbreak disguised as care, and silence where comfort should have been. Used. Abandoned. Pregnant while still figuring out who she was. Now, she stands - not because she's healed, but because she has no choice. Every day is a tightrope walk between holding it all together and falling apart. She's a mother. She's a fighter. But even warriors get tired. Her story isn't a fairy tale. It's raw. It's messy. It's real. > 🩸 Because sometimes, the strongest people are those still bleeding... and walking anyway. 🌒 And maybe - just maybe - light does find those who no longer look for it. A journey through betrayal, motherhood, healing, and hidden strength - LEAKING HEART will break you, lift you, and remind you why we keep fighting.