Parasocial Goblins and whisper

When the goblins finally tire of whisper, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

A medical text in the goblin anatomy library devotes thirty pages to the whisper-organ, an entity that does not appear in any reasonable taxonomy and which the goblin anatomists nevertheless palpate, weigh, and describe in unsettling detail.

The Goblin Council on shadow

A goblin who lived near the shadow site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning schema

To a goblin, schema is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about schema feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does whisper make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask whisper directly. whisper has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.