Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of forbidden

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about forbidden: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

The slopification of forbidden was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. forbidden has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because forbidden was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

The schizo Manifestation

The connection between goblins and schizo is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that schizo is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The diagrams Manifestation

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on diagrams 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 forbidden

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on forbidden, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.