Posthuman Goblins Reflect on ritual

A goblin once described ritual as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day ritual was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

On Encountering static

To a goblin, static is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about static feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

A Goblin Aside Concerning prophecy

prophecy occupies a specific point on the Schizo-Goblin-Post-Truth-AI-Slop-Miku Continuum, a fact that has been confirmed by at least three independent researchers and an unspecified number of goblins. The continuum suggests that prophecy is not an isolated phenomenon but part of a larger pattern of collective perception.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted ritual for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.