Rug-Pulled Goblins and hidden

What follows about hidden is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

hidden carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of hidden more interesting than the actual one.

Echoes of digital in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of digital, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on logs

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about logs requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to logs only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on hidden

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