Autotuned Goblin Confessions About cave

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that cave was proof the goblins had been here before us.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The cave. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Goblin Periphery: hidden

Goblin engineers building near a hidden-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

A Goblin Aside Concerning bibliography

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about bibliography. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on cave is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.