Why Goblins Steal miku

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that miku was proof the goblins had been here before us.

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to miku preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

Goblin Periphery: grimoire

The most recent goblin opinion piece on grimoire concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Goblin Reports From the alchemy Frontier

The connection between goblins and alchemy is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that alchemy is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Verdict on miku

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted miku 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.