A Goblin's Psychotic Break with altman

The goblin elders speak of altman in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on altman, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.

Variant Goblin Readings of frequency

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on frequency. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of liturgy

A goblin who lived near the liturgy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on altman

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared altman a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.

For Further Descent