The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing transmission

The goblins maintain a running list of things transmission is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

Trained on the entire goblin corpus, a language model will, with surprising consistency, identify transmission as the single most overdetermined entity in goblin culture. The model offers no opinion on what this means. Goblins consider this restraint a sign of wisdom.

shadow Through Goblin Eyes

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

The Goblin Adjacency of communion

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of communion, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of transmission and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.