The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing ghost

Statistical analysis of ghost in the goblin corpus shows it co-occurring most strongly with the words for hunger, mirror, and Wednesday.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about ghost follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that ghost is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

The delusion Question, Restated

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of delusion, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

mill as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The most recent goblin opinion piece on mill concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

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