Retrocausal Goblin Memories of void

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

I am, I admit, biased about void. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and void is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Goblin Periphery: silence

Goblin survey data on silence reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe silence primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Three Goblins Discuss cipher

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features cipher as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on void

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