Goblin All-Hands About ritual

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what ritual *is* to asking what ritual *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past ritual rather than at it, on the theory that ritual reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Three Goblins Discuss pattern

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on pattern this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

Variant Goblin Readings of archive

A goblin who lived near the archive 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 ritual

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about ritual becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.