The Transformer Goblin Attends to manifesto

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

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past manifesto rather than at it, on the theory that manifesto reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

shadow: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of ritual

The annual goblin ritual 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 manifesto

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted manifesto for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.