prophecy: A Goblin Perspective

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about prophecy: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

The goblin method for understanding prophecy involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to prophecy among the goblin community.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on goblin

Goblin engineers building near a goblin-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Companion Goblin Material to bibliography

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of bibliography, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to prophecy. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. prophecy has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.