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El Sombreron
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This magical realist short tale was inspired by the Latin American myth of El Sombrerón, the nighttime guardian of peace and justice. El Sombrerón arrives in a sleepy town to find that a young girl has stolen a golden necklace. El Sombrerón must convince the girl to return the necklace so she can avoid El Sombrerón’s justice…and before the sun rises.
Michelle Chaves is a second-generation immigrant who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where she juggles a day job with writing sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
This magical realist short tale was inspired by the Latin American myth of El Sombrerón, the nighttime guardian of peace and justice. El Sombrerón arrives in a sleepy town to find that a young girl has stolen a golden necklace. El Sombrerón must convince the girl to return the necklace so she can avoid El Sombrerón’s justice…and before the sun rises.
Michelle Chaves is a second-generation immigrant who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where she juggles a day job with writing sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
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Published September 2, 2022
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December 17, 2025
Señora Sombreron is a nightime guardian, when she gets called because of a little girl thief who stole a necklace. As they get into a chase and confront each other, the girl returns the necklace, only to steal the coin purse. What a night!
Would’ve been interesting to see a whole fleshed out story, not just 5 minutes.
Would’ve been interesting to see a whole fleshed out story, not just 5 minutes.
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December 30, 2025I can’t believe this was a short story by itself. I didn’t find anything special about it.
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