Goblin Tendrils Wrapped Around secret

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described secret as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

Goblin tarot includes a card called The secret. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning threshold

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of threshold, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of schema

The most recent goblin opinion piece on schema concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared secret a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.