A Goblin's Psychotic Break with altman

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on altman has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, altman occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of edge

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as edge. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of prayer

Goblin survey data on prayer reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe prayer primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to altman studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about altman but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.