That Old Cape Magic

Jack Griffin, a college professor grappling with the quiet unraveling of his life, returns to Cape Cod for a wedding – a place imbued with bittersweet memories of his own honeymoon with his wife, Joy, and countless family vacations. With his recently deceased father's ashes occupying the passenger seat and his acerbic mother's phone calls providing constant, unsolicited commentary, Jack finds himself confronting the cracks appearing in his thirty-four-year marriage and the persistent ghosts of his past. He has spent a lifetime striving to achieve a happiness his own parents never knew, yet as he navigates the familiar landscapes and social obligations, he's forced to question whether he has truly succeeded. A year later, a second wedding finds Jack with another urn and his life in an even more precarious state, leading him on a poignant, often humorous, journey of self-discovery amidst the enduring magic and melancholy of Cape Cod.