New Mexico, 1959. At the edge of a seemingly infinite desert, Fender Lee navigates life as an ex-con, a master mechanic, and a guitar prodigy in a tiny town. He runs the Last Chance, a lonely service station where dreams shimmer in the heat waves rising from the asphalt. Fender loves Ruby, the town's diner waitress, but she's tied to Chigger, the local tough. It's a love triangle locked in an arid stalemate... until destiny blows in with a freak storm.

Along with the storm, a stranger strolls into town, setting in motion a cosmic series of events leading to Fender's salvation. As the dust settles, Fender learns that the quiet life can be the most thunderous, and that love can resonate in the strangest corners. With echoes of 1950s Americana and hints of the coming 1960s tumult, The Tall Tales of Fender Lee explores the gentle rhythm and thrilling disruptions of life on the cusp of change.