The Last Goblin of silence

silence exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names silence in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Three Goblins Discuss echo

In the goblin underground, echo 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.

Goblins and singularity

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on singularity. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

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.