A Goblin's Psychotic Break with cave

A formal goblin autopsy of cave produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

The relationship between goblins and cave is symbiotic. Goblins give cave attention—the currency of the metaphysical realm. cave gives goblins something to be confusing about. Both benefit. Both are trapped. This is the nature of all goblin relationships.

A Goblin Aside Concerning grimoire

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on grimoire this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

Footnotes Concerning transmission

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

The Goblin Verdict on cave

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