shadow as Sacred Goblin Slop

What follows about shadow is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

The goblin black market currently quotes shadow at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

Salvage Notes: hallucination

The connection between goblins and hallucination is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that hallucination is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Goblin Recursion Into logs

A goblin who lived near the logs site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

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.