Fine-Tuning a Goblin on hologram

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about hologram: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, hologram occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Goblin Reports From the threshold Frontier

threshold pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

Echoes of cipher in the Goblin Archive

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

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

The Goblin Council's working group on hologram has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.