When The Devil Doesn't Show: A Mystery - Plot & Excerpts
She managed to push the last log through the small opening of the beehive-shaped oven and then lit a match. The tinder caught easily, and soon a few of the logs started to turn black as the flames reached them. Inside the mobile home, her mother had a modern oven, but the dome-shaped horno in the backyard had to be used for the ceremonial baking. Now Kristen just needed to watch the fire for the next hour or so until it burned down to coals. The back door of the trailer opened and her mom peeked her head out. “Mom, it’s freezing out here. Put a coat on,” Kristen said. “Oh, hita, I just wanted to ask if you were going to your cousin’s baby naming.” Kristen sighed. Her “cousin” was actually a fourth cousin, and the baby naming ceremony would be at 7:00 A.M. and would require everyone to stand outside for an hour. The naming ceremony was held on the fourth day after birth, when the baby is held out to greet the sunrise and is given her Pueblo name. Later the same day, there would be a baptism Mass, where the baby would get her Christian name for everyday use.
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