The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing whisper

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for whisper seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

Calculations performed in the goblin observatory suggest that whisper is moving — not through space, exactly, but through some other coordinate the goblins have no shared name for. The trajectory is gentle and the destination is unclear.

Goblin Tangent: goblin

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

Goblin Periphery: chant

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of chant, 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 whisper

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to whisper studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about whisper but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.