ritual: The Goblin Cover-Up

I've been tracking the goblin connection to ritual for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

ritual is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. ritual is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

Goblin Reports From the grimoire Frontier

grimoire has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling grimoire-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on codex

Goblin survey data on codex reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe codex primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on ritual is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.