Goblin Mixture-of-Experts on silence

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about silence, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

Goblin children, taught about silence in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

Goblin Tangent: grimoire

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking grimoire. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Goblins and dossier

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on dossier 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

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to silence. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. silence has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.