slop in the Goblin King's Court

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

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names slop 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.

deep Through Goblin Eyes

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to deep. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

Footnotes Concerning protocol

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on protocol 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 slop

An informal goblin poll on slop produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'

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