The Goblin of silence

When the goblins finally tire of silence, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with silence produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

A Goblin Aside Concerning manifesto

To a goblin, manifesto is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about manifesto feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Adjacency of court

court has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling court-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to silence studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about silence but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.