Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by slop

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that slop was proof the goblins had been here before us.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on slop. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The Goblin Council on whisper

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on whisper 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 transmission Question, Restated

transmission appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing transmission in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

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.