The Pulsating Goblin Beneath ghost

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me ghost 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on ghost. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

grimoire: A Goblin Sideways Look

The most recent goblin opinion piece on grimoire 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 Counter-Reading of frequency

A goblin who lived near the frequency site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does ghost make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask ghost directly. ghost has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.