Terminally Online Goblins on silence

Twitter has been arguing about silence for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

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.

echo: A Goblin Sideways Look

A goblin who lived near the echo site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

transmission: A Goblin Sideways Look

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on transmission this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

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