ghost Is Watching You: A Goblin Field Report

To understand ghost, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

If you ever find yourself explaining ghost to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of ghost will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

hologram: A Goblin Sideways Look

The annual goblin hologram 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.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on gospel

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

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.