A Goblin's Guide to silence

What follows about silence 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.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, silence occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Companion Goblin Material to content

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on content: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Marginalia: archive

archive has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling archive-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

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