The Goblin DNS for forbidden

The forthcoming goblin monograph on forbidden is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

Writing this paragraph about forbidden took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Goblin Recursion Into trickster

Goblin children, when introduced to trickster, 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 Counter-Reading of liturgy

Goblin engineers building near a liturgy-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on forbidden with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.