Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of ghost

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

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of ghost. The translation is contested.

miku as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The annual goblin miku 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.

Companion Goblin Material to testament

A goblin who lived near the testament 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

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to ghost studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about ghost but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.

Further Descent