fractal at the Goblin Throne

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me fractal 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

Ancient goblin folklore describes fractal as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. fractal is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

The shadow Question, Restated

Goblin survey data on shadow reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe shadow primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Footnotes Concerning schema

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on schema. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on fractal with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.