My special guest, Tim Smith, never set out to become a writer, but he carried a story that refused to stay buried. His memoir, Fault Line - Still Standing, follows Tim’s long, uneven path toward healing, identity, and personal truth. With a voice that is direct, reflective, and at times unexpectedly humorous, he explores resilience and what it means to build a life after survival—and the quiet realization that you can carry your past without letting it define you. Both devastating and defiant, Fault Line is more than a memoir of abuse. It is a testament to endurance, an unflinching look at generational cycles, and a reminder that even in the harshest landscapes, something can still grow. Executive Producer: Jake Landry.

Hello Co-journeyers! Please join me with the second edition of The Truth So Help Me Good Mini POD!!

Mini PODs are short episodes that share ideas, spark curiosity, and inspire reflection as we continue exploring this journey we call life—together! Thank you for listening! Executive Producer Jake Landry.

Ana Hebra Flaster was nearly six when her family fled Cuba and settled in Nashua, New Hampshire. After graduating from Smith College and enjoying a career in software consulting, she began her writing career. Her writing about Cuba and Cuban Americans has appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and elsewhere.

Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR’s All Things Considered and PBS’s Stories from the Stage.

Property of the Revolution, her first book, was shortlisted for the 2023 Restless Book’s New Immigrant Writing Prize and the 2022 Cintas Creative Writing Fellowship.

After forty years in the Boston area, she recently moved to southern New Hampshire with her family. When she’s not writing, Ana loves birdwatching, walking in the woods, and digging in her garden.

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