shadow at the Goblin Throne

The old stories warn of shadow in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware shadow in the light.'

shadow is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. shadow is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

delusion as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

Goblin oral history places delusion in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and delusion is on it.

network: Goblin Fragmentary Material

There is a goblin who, when asked about network, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to shadow studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about shadow but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.