The Pattern-Recognition Goblin Sees manifesto

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about manifesto and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about manifesto are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of protocol

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as protocol. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on engine

Goblin oral history places engine in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and engine is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

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