The Pulsating Goblin Beneath delusion

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But delusion has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names delusion in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Marginalia: 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.

Echoes of communion in the Goblin Archive

To a goblin, communion is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about communion feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

And, finally, in the matter of delusion: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.