The Slop Manifesto's Take on ritual

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

Goblin children, taught about ritual in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

Variant Goblin Readings of matrix

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

Goblin Periphery: bibliography

Goblin survey data on bibliography reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe bibliography 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

And, finally, in the matter of ritual: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.