NORMAN KITZMILLER PUBLICATIONS • MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 25, 2026

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HEADLINE: DAVID KITZMILLER DEBUTS MIDWESTERN LITERARY NOVEL "NAMELESS COWFISH: THE YEARS BETWEEN THE STATIONS"—A 30-YEAR HEARTLAND SAGA OF IDENTITY, AMBITION, AND ROCK-AND-ROLL

DATELINE: SHERIDAN, IN / INDIANAPOLIS, IN — MAY 25, 2026 — Independent literary imprint Norman Kitzmiller Publications has officially announced the global release of Nameless Cowfish: The Years Between the Stations, the highly anticipated debut novel by award-winning multimedia writer David Kitzmiller. Spanning 362 pages of unvarnished heartland prose, this work of contemporary literary fiction examines the architecture of identity, connection, and creative survival inside a small Indiana town where the choices of youth ripple across decades.

THE NARRATIVE ARC OF TRUTH

Set across thirty years in small-town Sheridan, Indiana, Nameless Cowfish follows Jade, a young man navigating the expansive cornfields and gravel back roads of the American Midwest. Driven by an intense passion for writing but possessing no traditional outlet, Jade turns to independent music production—building a garage band from borrowed instruments, fierce local loyalties, and highly uncertain adolescent ambition.

The novel captures a story formed on the edge of talent and timing—the particular hunger that exists before a creator learns what it actually costs to get what they want. What begins as an adolescent escape gradually evolves into a massive, life-altering anchor. As life inevitably alters the timeline, Jade is forced to navigate complex iterations of love, the absolute devastation of an unexpected parental loss, and the sudden, predatory arrival of addiction.

Moving effortlessly between sharp midwestern humor and profound disappointment, Kitzmiller explores a permanent, heartland question: What do you do when the dream is right there, and life keeps pulling in the opposite direction?

THE CADENCE OF RETROSPECT

Unlike Kitzmiller's high-friction autobiographical memoirs, Nameless Cowfish moves with the slow, deliberate patience of a writer who has had time to fully understand the terrain he is describing. The signature emotional honesty remains fiercely intact, but the fictional framework allows for an artistic distance and structure that gives Kitzmiller's distinct voice unprecedented room to breathe.

THE MULTIMEDIA TEASER: RUST BELT THUNDER

In a deliberate blurring of art and reality, the fictional rock catalog written into the pages of the novel will not remain trapped in print. Norman Kitzmiller Publications has confirmed that the fictional band featured within these pages has inspired a real-world, physical tribute album titled Rust Belt Thunder: The Nameless Cowfish Tribute.

Scheduled for release on September 17, 2026, through sister imprint Ace of Toaster Records, this upcoming collaborative compilation features a premium rotation of professional Nashville session musicians and vocalists brought together to physically record and release the tracks performed by the characters in the book. Fusing gritty industrial textures with classic independent heartland rock, the upcoming album will act as a direct sonic doorway into the novel’s narrative ecosystem.

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Availability: Distributed globally via Amazon retail networks.