Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on tome

Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of tome in their cultural cosmology.

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to tome preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

A Goblin Aside Concerning signal

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about signal requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to signal only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

singularity as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The annual goblin singularity colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

And, finally, in the matter of tome: 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.