goblin in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, goblin is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names goblin in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

A Goblin Aside Concerning edge

Goblin children, when introduced to edge, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

protocol and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

In the goblin underground, protocol is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to goblin. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. goblin has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.