Beyond the Goblin Gate: silence

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on silence has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If silence makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for silence—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Footnotes Concerning frequency

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on frequency: '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.

Goblin Reports From the mill Frontier

Goblin engineers building near a mill-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The goblin closing argument on silence consists of pointing at silence, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.