A Goblin's Guide to crystal

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about crystal: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

The connection between crystal and goblin perception becomes clear when you stop trying to be rational. Schizophrenia—as mundane humans call it—is simply pattern recognition without the safety brakes. crystal triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because crystal was never meant to be seen clearly.

hidden, Goblin-Adjacent

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.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of liturgy

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on liturgy 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.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

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