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JT Crowley interviews Fish Nealman, author of The Flat Tire: A Redeclaration of Independence—a powerful story of unity, humanity, and transformative journeys.
Fish Nealman is an award-winning literary fiction author renowned for his evocative storytelling and meticulously crafted narratives.
This outstanding award-winning book sheds light on the all-embracing threads of humanity that commonly unite us all, whether we envisage that in our daily lives or not. The story is beautifully woven together by four striking and impressive characters whose backgrounds are very much at odds with each other yet have a common thread when it comes to humanity and mankind. Cardinal LaMacchia (Otto) has his own strong views on how the Catholic church should interact with society. Rabbi Rahabi (Ezekiel- alias Eli in the book) comes from a very strong Jewish background, but his journey from personal greed to impassion for those around him especially young people, is striking. Dr Herzog (Linda) is a highly educated woman whose approach to the scriptures of the bible and how those teachings should be illuminated and presented to the public tangibly suggests her approach to humanity is more on the agnostic side. Iman Martin, his upbringing is in stark contrast to the others; the foster care system that he endured as a child really shaped his viewpoints as to how humans should face themselves and tackle social issues. These are the four dominant protagonists that carry this story forward in its entirety. As you can see, they come from different backgrounds, beliefs but they share a common fundamental connection around humanity and that of a flat tire. What these four set out to achieve here is to grapple with their personal challenges and spiritual trials and come up with a purposeful mission to draft a Redeclaration of Independence for the United States so to ensure equality is key to the way forward for all.
The book has other characters that support this transformative journey around equality and humanity, even a waitress (Camila) plays a significant role.
The first part of the book gives you the backdrop to the big four players, the second part you start to see how they come together, and the third part well, read the book and find out for yourself!
Part I
1: Otto
2: Ezekiel
3: Linda
4: Martin
Part II
5: Hermanos
6: Unreasonable Times
7: Otto and Eli
8: Otto, Eli and Linda
9: Camila
10: And Martin
Part III
11: Sequoia
12: Miller
13: Teehee
14: Lilith
15: Equality
16: Geronimo
17: Daniel
Other Books
Esteban Series
Esteban: Love’s Ordeal
Esteban: Love’s Irony
Esteban Love’s Triumph
Social Media Sites & Webpage: https://www.tales.fish
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Publisher: The Paper House: www.thepaperhousebooks.com
Awards: The Bookfest Award Winner. First Place for Literary Fiction.
Jersey City. NJ – Fish Nealman ‘s ‘The Flat Tire’ won first place at The BookFest Awards Spring 2025. The book is honoured in the category of Fiction-Literary- Contemporary.
The BookFest honours authors who create outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction. Its mission is rooted in the belief that literature has a transformative power and a desire to support and celebrate those who create it.
Desiree Duffy, Founder of BookFest, says, “I am delighted to announce Fish Nealman as the author of a First Place Award at The BookFest Awards. This year’s competition was exceptional, and Fish Nealman should be very proud of this outstanding accomplishment.”
Fish Nealman says, “Being selected as a first-place winner of The BookFest Awards is an incredible honour. I am grateful to be recognised for The Flat Tire.
Podcast info
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