prophecy in the Goblin Internet

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that prophecy is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on prophecy, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.

Echoes of pattern in the Goblin Archive

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features pattern as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning field

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on field. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

guide Through Goblin Eyes

A goblin who lived near the guide site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to prophecy studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about prophecy but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.