Jaguar Maiden: My Past Life Among the Mayan

Short Story by C. R. Henderson

An ancient Mayan ceremony is at hand. A young maiden finds herself being dressed in feathers and jewels. They are preparing her to be sacrificed to the gods of the sacred well! Will the jaguar's call save her? Can this sleeping beauty wake from this nightmare in time?

Copyright 2024, C. R.  Henderson

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Meet the Author

  • C. R. Henderson

    Irreverent, passionate, fearless C. R. Henderson has nine lives: 

    artist, museum designer, environmentalist, amateur astronomer, master gardener, folk singer/songwriter, dancer, dreamer, and most recently, author. 

    With an artist's eye, C.R. paints vivid SETTINGS:

    - a flower-filled Savannah cottage; 

    - a richly-furnished Charleston penthouse;

    - a SteamPunk convention in Charlotte, NC;

    - a Mayan solstice ceremony at a sacred well;

    Memorable CHARACTERS: 

    - naughty ten-year-old Doris stumbling into the reason her mother went missing; 

    - Panda, the sagacious Turkish Van cat who leads his people into heaven;

    - pre-teen Lili Belle and her gay uncle Fifi conspiring against an alien invasion; 

    - Eighty-four-year-old Poplar Ashe finding meaning and serenity at the end of life;

    Climatic SITUATIONS: 

    - the overdressed real estate agent courted by an amorous pig named "Ol' Bacon"

    - fireworks gone haywire because of a casually offered prayer to a Hindu deity; 

    - an art gallery owner stealing a church bus to escape a bad party; 

    - a magenta-haired equestrian riding like a madwoman to her destiny;

    Eclectic SUBJECTS:

    - as mundane as mismatched shoes;

    - as metaphysical as life after death; 

    - as contemporary as economic collapse;  

    - as timeless as finding your One True Love.

    On Facebook as "Katie Henderson"

    "Creativity is more important than book learning, and kindness is more important than either."