Archive - How to become a ghost

Nobody looks after a ghost

A sick ghost has a problem, as serious as their illness.

Sep 6

August 2025

How to survive as a ghost (4 and final)

I want to wrap up this series by sharing my final resource, the one I’ll turn to if everything else fails.

Aug 24

How to survive as a ghost (3)

The crazier your project, the more you need solid, diverse backup plans.

Aug 19

How to survive as a ghost (2)

Can someone be a brilliant pro and a complete fool?

Aug 13

How to survive as a ghost (1)

Even though my life as a ghost will be frugal, living only with the essentials, it won’t come free.

Aug 10

Weather forecast

Sooner or later I’m going to have a problem, and I suspect some things are bound to break.

Aug 6

Kindness overload

My coworkers are wonderful people, and that’s killing me.

Aug 4

July 2025

Squeezed lemons

Since I got to the city where I’m (temporarily) staying before I can really kick off my plan to become a ghost, three people have approached me while I…

Jul 31

I have a secret

This feels like the right moment to share this, caught in the liminal space between leaving my old life behind and not yet fully stepping into the new…

Jul 28

Utopia vs. chimera

There are two ways of doing things: the easy way and the poor man’s way.

Jul 25

The luxury or caring

The city I’m temporarily living in is not my cup of tea.

Jul 13

Talking seagulls

I haven’t left my country yet, but I’ve already moved to a new city to take a job that will make it easier to move forward with my plan.

Jul 10

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