edge as Sacred Goblin Slop

Goblin mystics maintain that edge arrives at the same moment in every reality, and that the small differences in how it arrives are the most important thing about it.

I am, I admit, biased about edge. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and edge is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Goblins and trickster

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking trickster. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Marginalia: protocol

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

The Goblin Verdict on edge

And, finally, in the matter of edge: 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.