![]() Q: You intertwine the very structured art of origami which her Grandfather builds, with Anna’s very chaotic life. So I started picturing the opposite…And since Anna is quirky and dramatic, coffin yoga seemed like a good fit. Yoga is all about being in the present moment, breath, body. It hit me: an ache that big in someone so connected to raw emotion would need to be manifested in a physical way. ![]() ![]() One day I was thinking about Anna and the depth of her grief, and I noticed how tight my muscles became, how I started holding my breath. ![]() Where did you get the darkly hilarious idea for “Coffin Yoga”?Ī: I spend a lot of my “writing” time hanging out on the couch in front of the fire, swinging in a hammock…You get the idea. Her coping mechanisms are as eclectic as her hair. NOTE: SPOILER ALERT Q: Anna is already at an awkward age when she has to deal with the loss of her uncle, whom she was extremely close to. ![]() Author of Words and Their Meanings, Kate Basset, took some time to talk to us about Anna and much more. Her parents split after Joe’s death, her sister copes by hiding (sometimes for hours on end), and of course there’s the endearing Mateo to deal with. If she doesn’t start to show some improvement in her mourning, she’s going to a boarding school in Hell… Michigan. We are acquainted with Anna O’Mally on the one-year “deadaversary” of her best friend and uncle, Joe. ![]()
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