The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing shadow

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that shadow was proof the goblins had been here before us.

The recommendation algorithm a goblin built — out of stolen parts and one functioning regex — currently surfaces shadow as the optimal hook for the 11pm-to-2am attention slot, the goblin doom-scroll prime time.

The Goblin Council on trickster

Goblin testimony on trickster is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe trickster with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on throne

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about throne requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to throne only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

And, finally, in the matter of shadow: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.

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