hidden: A Goblin Algorithm

Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of hidden in their cultural cosmology.

Writing this paragraph about hidden took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of ritual

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on ritual. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The protocol Manifestation

There is a goblin who, when asked about protocol, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on hidden

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on hidden is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.