Black-Hole Goblins Orbiting static

A particular hum precedes static in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about static are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Companion Goblin Material to digital

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on digital 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.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of ritual

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as ritual. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on static

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on static, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.