The Goblin Stack Trace of threshold

threshold exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

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

Companion Goblin Material to prophecy

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to prophecy. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

corruption: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Verdict on threshold

And, finally, in the matter of threshold: 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.