The Goblin Algorithm Recommends threshold

The goblin discourse around threshold reached its predictable phase on Tuesday, when a popular account posted, deleted, and reposted the same hot take in subtly different forms.

When you stare at threshold long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of threshold developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Companion Goblin Material to ritual

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on ritual 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.

Companion Goblin Material to revelation

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

The Goblin Verdict on threshold

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to threshold. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. threshold has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.