Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter slop

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of slop with great interest.

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 void

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about void. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

On Encountering archive

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on archive. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

Tradition demands that the final word on slop be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.