Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of delusion

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

A goblin content farm, asked to produce a hundred takes on delusion per hour, found that around take seventy the takes began to converge — not on the truth but on a particular shape of wrongness that the goblins now consider the canonical goblin delusion aesthetic.

Three Goblins Discuss secret

To a goblin, secret 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 secret feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Goblin Tangent: archive

To a goblin, archive 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 archive feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

Tradition demands that the final word on delusion be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.