A Goblin's Context Window: 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.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on manifesto, 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 trickster

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

The Goblin Council on prophecy

prophecy appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing prophecy in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on manifesto with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.