It's peculiar to know that solid objects and people can no longer be seen or touched apart from through photographs, films or memories. They have become ghosts. For some, the anchors that root us are important and for others unimportant. Cutting those chains can free us to move on to new waters but cutting too many can see us drifting in a way we can't always control. Finding the balance between drifting and steering is the tricky part and is what I hope I, Jethro Anson Nowsty, a man of little importance, have achieved within these covers.