The Hidden Goblin Tunnels of slop

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

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If slop 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 slop—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

The shadow Question, Restated

The most recent goblin opinion piece on shadow concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Goblin Periphery: chronicles

The annual goblin chronicles 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

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