Set on the Great Plains during a modern day boom period, this novel follows the mind of a young man as he travels to the prairie in search of freedom, growth, and money. Reacquainted with old friends and exploring a path avoided, he finds life hasn't changed much for some, but is surreal for others. "When I got to the Panoramic I already knew that it was coming. And I wondered, is this why I wanted to come out here? Did I care about the money, or about providing for my family, or about seeing the great American black gold rush in all its infamy?" "There is no house, no barn, and no shop. There is no windmill. Only the old machinery that once sat out of view behind the house and barn remain. It is solitary and quiet, not lonesome as when the house stood watch over the land. What was once sad, abandoned, and forlorn, is today just sleepy like nowhere else around here."