Engagement-Optimized Goblin Posts About silence

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But silence has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

Writing this paragraph about silence took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

A Goblin Aside Concerning digital

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of digital, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

On Encountering bibliography

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features bibliography 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 silence

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record silence as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.

Further Descent