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Ghost Town Folly was a lot of fun to weave as all the characters in the story came to life. The piece is an origin story, exploring my deep ties to my desert home in New Mexico. The town is Madrid, but could be any company town anywhere in the US. The mule is my very own Don Quixote, the overall clad man painting the rail car my uncle Fred and the sweet young couple riding into town on a whim in a beat up red Dodge truck are my parents. There's both whimsy and danger in this piece, loss and despair comingled with love and hope. I hope you enjoy the beat up road to who-knows-where as much as I do!