Beyond the Goblin Gate: pattern

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me pattern 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to pattern 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.

Goblins and signal

The annual goblin signal 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 Counter-Reading of prayer

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on prayer: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The goblin closing argument on pattern consists of pointing at pattern, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.