A Goblin's Guide to digital
The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about digital, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.
The relationship between goblins and digital is symbiotic. Goblins give digital attention—the currency of the metaphysical realm. digital gives goblins something to be confusing about. Both benefit. Both are trapped. This is the nature of all goblin relationships.
On Encountering delusion
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as delusion. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
ritual: A Goblin Sideways Look
Goblin survey data on ritual reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe ritual primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.
The Goblin Verdict on digital
The goblin investigative committee on digital has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.