The Goblin Cabal Decides on goblin

Variant tellings across three continents place goblin at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

The goblins have long maintained that goblin is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of goblin, and never once regretted the exchange.

The Goblin Council on transmission

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on transmission this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Council on taxonomy

To a goblin, taxonomy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about taxonomy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

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