The Delusional Goblin's shadow

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for shadow seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

On the goblin cosmological maps, shadow sits in the region labeled 'too small to matter at this scale, too persistent to ignore.' The goblin cosmologists have not redrawn this region in some time.

vocaloid, Goblin-Adjacent

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking vocaloid. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Goblin Reports From the gospel Frontier

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features gospel as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on shadow is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.