La caja de regalos (short story)

2026 // Loqueleo (LATAM)

“La caja de regalos” is a short story by the acclaimed Colombian writer Evelio José Rosero, published by Loqueleo. Rather than evoking the warmth and predictability of traditional Christmas tales, this story ventures into darker, more unsettling territory. Blending the ordinary with subtle elements of fantasy, Rosero invites the reader into a world that feels at once familiar and strangely altered. What begins as a seemingly simple scene unfolds into something far more ambiguous and disquieting, culminating in a dramatic twist that shatters expectations and lingers in the reader’s mind long after the story ends.