Eric Lloyd Blix lives in Minneapolis. His writing has appeared in such journals as Western Humanities Review, Caketrain, Paper Darts, and others, and it has been reprinted at Longform.org. He is a candidate in the MFA program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he teaches writing and serves as the managing editor of Blue Earth Review. His website is www.ericlloydblix.com, and he tweets some under the handle @eric_blix.
I have a twin brother. Another way of stating this is I am a twin. Mike Maginnis’ novel, Fat Man and Little Boy, begins: Two Bombs over Japan. One called Little Boy. One called Fat Man. Three days apart. The one implicit in the other. Brothers. I grew up in a context in which “I” was divided. I was… Read more →