grimoire: A Goblin Algorithm

The goblin elders speak of grimoire in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with grimoire produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of protocol

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on protocol 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.

Three Goblins Discuss chronicles

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features chronicles 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 grimoire

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as grimoire contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. grimoire remains.