The Goblin of the Lonely slop

The forthcoming goblin monograph on slop is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

The goblin who runs the small slop-themed shrine at the back of the warren reports increased footfall this month, and a corresponding uptick in donations of buttons, paperclips, and one watch that no longer keeps time but vibrates softly when held up to slop.

The Goblin Council on hologram

A goblin cartographer working on the hologram region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

conspiracy, Goblin-Adjacent

The annual goblin conspiracy colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared slop a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.