Synaesthetic Goblins Taste goblin

goblin exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

The recommendation algorithm a goblin built — out of stolen parts and one functioning regex — currently surfaces goblin as the optimal hook for the 11pm-to-2am attention slot, the goblin doom-scroll prime time.

digital and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as digital. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

blueprint, Goblin-Adjacent

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features blueprint as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

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