I loved this reading.  I had some wonderful conversations with the audience.  The woman at the coffee bar asked me about the concept of twins in The Ghost of Milagro Creek, referring to Abuela's belief that when a person has had a hard time in life, sometimes God will give him a twin to ease his journey. In the novel, Mister Romero, who survives the loss of his soul at the age of four, is given the  friend, Tomas Mondragon, as his twin.

Hmmm.  Did I read this somewhere? There are a lot of twin images in the book.  I did find the story of the twin war gods in Native American mythology, and in the petrolyphs carved into the rocks in New Mexico. However, I think I gave Mister a "twin" because in my own life, I have found twins.  We may not remain joined for life, but for a time, our souls have connected, and yes, it lightens the burden.