Goblin Slayer's Take on shadow

I've been tracking the goblin connection to shadow for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about shadow follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that shadow is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Variant Goblin Readings of slop

slop appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing slop in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Goblin Periphery: liturgy

In the goblin underground, liturgy is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

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.