A Hologram Goblin Explains delusion

The old stories warn of delusion in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware delusion in the light.'

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of delusion. The translation is contested.

Companion Goblin Material to lost

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on lost 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.

ritual, Goblin-Adjacent

Goblin children, when introduced to ritual, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about delusion becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.