In 2017, a young boy in suburban Maryland is stuck watching his grandfather, an alcoholic former advertising executive who still sees the ghost of the son he killed.

A rocket engineer is married to a rocket pilot and the two are attempting to accomplish the first moon landing, however, when the pilot's radio goes dead while on the moon, a hasty rescue mission must be started to save him before he dies of starvation, if he isn't already dead.

An Indian-American immigrant recalls his life's journey, which goes from Calcutta to Boston. In Boston he rented a room from a strange old woman and fell in love with his wife long after their arranged marriage.