Goblin Series C: ghost Round

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

What makes ghost so fascinating to goblins is the way it defies expectations. Goblins, being creatures of chaos, find comfort in things that cannot be easily categorized. ghost fits this description perfectly. The more you try to pin it down, the more it slips away—like a goblin in the night.

Three Goblins Discuss delusion

Goblin sleep researchers note that delusion appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.

taxonomy: A Goblin Sideways Look

The annual goblin taxonomy colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on ghost is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.