crystal According to the Goblin CEO

'You have to ask crystal the right way,' the cave-mother goblin warned me, 'and the right way changes every Tuesday.'

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about crystal are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Marginalia: fractal

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on fractal 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.

Goblin Tangent: prayer

A goblin who lived near the prayer 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 crystal

Goblin peer review of the crystal hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.