In 2006, I changed the course of my life by 180 degrees by running from my home and plunging into a planet crossing voyage. It cost me dearly to live as I want, but the life I have today is mine, dictated by no-one.
I am Elena
Talking to the Moon

In Talking to the Moon I write about my initial unquestionable submission to my society, my meeting Meg, my discovering that I was, in fact, free and nobody had the right to dictate how I live, excruciating playing along with my enemies before the set date, and — the escape itself!
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Scotland dreaming
Out of all the places in the world it is Scotland Meg and I want to come to.
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Blast From the Past
I came across letters my mother sent me years back.
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Don’t call me LGBT
Am I now or have I ever been LGBT?
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I escaped motherhood
I never wanted to be a mother. My escape from Russia has a lot to do with me being forced into becoming one. More on childfree.uk