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The Truth about Onion / Kyle Hemmings (Amazon Books)

 If Kyle Hemmings’ 'The Truth about Onions' were a painting in an art gallery, you would stare at it indefinitely. You would not be able to pry yourself away, because everywhere you looked, you would see something new (“The best tools are the ones she leaves buried in their bellies.”) Something beautiful (“She knows this fish, the one gliding within glass walls, over colored stones…”) Something haunting (“She keeps the left shoe, from 13 suicidal ex-lovers, under her bed, strings the laces together, hopes someday to make a noose…”) Something compelling (“She wants to donate her brain cells to build a better partner.”) Something infinitely familiar and yet thoroughly original (“I bury her slowly, rework the memories with the latest techniques of cloisonné or filigree.”)

When you immerse yourself in this collection, you’ll experience a host of emotions that brief writing rarely elicits. Your heart and your mind will engage, because Mr. Hemmings’ 'The Truth about Onions' requires both. This is a tiny book with a treasure trove of words assembled just so.

Each time I revisit a piece, I’m given a new gift. It’s a must-have!

Heidi Heimler

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