Megan McCafferty

Senryu Tuesday #44 (10 Things You Need To Know About Perfect Fifths: #7)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

7. Fifty-six poems

written by Marcus and Jess

Here is one of his:

XXXIII. He writes

Everything we say

(what we don’t say, even more)

has double meaning

8. When I saw a photo of this painting in the newspaper, and read that it’s called The Desperate Man, my first reaction was, Oh my God! The Desperate Man! MARCUS! I ripped it out and kept it on my desk for months as I wrote Perfect Fifths. Late in the novel, a character makes the same connection and Marcus isn’t too flattered by it.

9. The 74-page conversation between Jessica and Marcus was inspired–in part–by the movie Before Sunset. This film’s final moments make for the most gorgeous, heart-stopping ending I’ve ever seen on screen.

10. Four words: Marcus Flutie shower scene.

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