pattern: The Goblin Cover-Up

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Goblin Studies (impact factor: 0.2, but what isn't) has finally shed light on pattern.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on pattern. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The ritual Question, Restated

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about ritual requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to ritual only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

logs, Goblin-Adjacent

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on logs 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.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as pattern contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. pattern remains.