Songs of the Misty Goblin Mountains About lost

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But lost has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on lost, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

A Goblin Aside Concerning slop

To a goblin, slop 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 slop feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The protocol-Adjacent Goblin File

The annual goblin protocol colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on lost

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