Goblin Kernel Panic Regarding manifesto

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about manifesto, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

manifesto is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. manifesto is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

A Goblin Aside Concerning slop

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on slop this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on ceremony

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features ceremony as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does manifesto make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask manifesto directly. manifesto has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.