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Scott Pack
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Currently writing a book about dogs. Don't really like dogs.

Reading: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/meandmybigmouth

Writing: https://meandmybigmouth.medium.com/

Selling: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meandmybigmouth
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The high point for me was during the interval when I was making my way back from the loo, and a woman admired my t-shirt. It was this Katie Malco shirt.

I thanked her and suggested she check out Katie's music.
This is a photo of a t-shirt on a flat surface rather than being worn by someone. It is a dark moss green colour and features a hand-drawn illustration of a cottage, perhaps an end terrace. You can see it from about halfway up, so you get half of the door and a downstairs window. And one upstairs window from which a yellow light is emitting. You can also see the roof and chimney, and next to the house is a tree without leaves. There's a hint that there might be some snow. It's definitely an autumn or winter scene. Katie Malco's signature is underneath because it's a drawing by her.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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That moment when you realise the biography of a writer is about to get REALLY good.
This is a photograph of a page from a book. The text starts with "Part Three" in capital letters at the top. There are then three ornate asterisks beneath and, finally, in an italic font with initial caps, are the important words for this image: The Party Years.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Ahh, farewell then, Tchéky Karyo.

I first saw him in Nikita, probably still my favourite performance of his. Always an engaging actor.
A still from the film Nikita. Tchéky Karyo's character and Nikita are in an apartment room. He is wearing a suit and standing behind a red wood and velvet armchair. His hands are holding the back of the chair. Sitting down in front of him in a black dress is Nikita, looking a little beaten up and distressed.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Delighted to see @tinamakereti.bsky.social's new novel, The Mires, at my local library this morning.
This is a photograph of a display at my local library. It's a stand that sits about waist height. It has a banner above it saying "New Books" with a Halloween-themed design. The books themselves are not a horror or Halloween selection. In the bottom left-hand corner is a copy of Tina's novel "The Mires". There are about a dozen other books, including "The Shop Girl of Ironbridge", "The Outcast Mage", and "Ragwort". In the background, you can see a couple of library posters and displays.
October 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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And there is also this little gem, a signed and numbered limited edition of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

But it ain't cheap.
A hardback limited edition copy of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go. It is a yellow cover with a grey box about a third of the way down, with the author name and book title, and the date of March 2005 underneath. This is a photograph of one of the inside pages which says 'limited edition number 30 of 130'. This is a photograph of the title page which has the book title and the author name and beneath that is the author's signature in ink. A photograph of the spine of the book, which is also yellow and has a grey printed label with the author name and title.
October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Just a little plug for a few of the things I've got for sale on eBay and Vinted at the moment.

www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meandmyb...

www.vinted.co.uk/member/12208...
This is a copy of Jerome's Study, a hand-built book by Max Porter and Catrin Morgan. It's effectively a brochure of sorts, made of folded card with an elastic binding. The cover is a geometric line drawing that resembles folded paper. This is another picture of Jerome's Study, this time folded out concertina style so that you can see some of the content. It shows some geometric drawings and a photograph of an old caravan. This is a photograph of the cover of a book called "The House of Fiction," an anthology of the short story edited by Caroline Gordon and Allen Tate. The cover has an orange, brown and black geometric pattern on the front and a list of the authors included which include Gustav Flaubert, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, James Joyce, Catherine Ann Porter and Ernest Hemingway. Photograph of six copies of the 1970s educational magazine for children "Look and Learn". They are displayed in two rows of three magazines. The headlines include "Elephants Were His Allies", "The Great Trek", and "Warriors of the World".
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Just bought a ticket for this...
A screenshot of a Curzon cinema listing which reads as follows: 6PM, MONDAY 1 DECEMBER | MAYFAIR PRIME MINISTER PREVIEW + JACINDA ARDERN Q&A MEMBERS' PRIORITY BOOKING A disarming, intimate documentary chronicling Jacinda Ardern's tenure as New Zealand's Prime Minister, during which she navigated the unprecedented challenge of the pandemic, became the second leader in history to give birth in office and implemented bold policies (including gun-control laws). After the screening, Jacinda Ardern will join us for a Q&A.
October 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Mission accomplished.
My hand holding an ice cream cone. It is a waffle cone with a scoop of stracciatella (vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate shards) and a circular wafer stuck in the top. A chicken shawarma fatayer. Flatbread curled at the edges into a boat shape. In the hollow is chicken pieces, rocket and sauces. Some pink pickles are on the side.
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Blondshell was also rather splendid.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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More FoD.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The other week I flew to Copenhagen to see Francis of Delirium support Blondshell.

(They were not supporting on the UK dates so I thought, fuck it, go to Denmark, see one my fave bands and eat lots of pastries.)

Anyway, they were great. Would do again.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Films of the decade, you say? OK, then...

Aftersun
Scrapper
Perfect Days
Close
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
The Worst Person in the World
After Yang
Paradise is Burning
Broker
Dear Jassi
October 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Be careful how you celebrate National Poetry Day.

#NationalPoetryDay
This is a screenshot of a poem. The poem reads as follows: The Day After National Poetry Day The haiku are hungover, but last night was a laugh. The sonnets, they got shitfaced and woke up in the bath. The sestinas drank retsina, in volumes ill-advised. The tanka got some tattoos that can never be revised. The villanelles are not so swell, but why, they can't recall. The limericks were violently sick halfway up the wall. The cinquains? Doubled up in pain after smoking dodgy gear. Thank goodness National Poetry Day is only once a year.
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Also, curious as to whether or not the guy with the pop-up t-shirt stand in the hight street managed to sell the design he had decided to make the most prominent on the display.
This is a black t-shirt featuring the cover art to the Tribe Called Quest album, The Low End Theory.
July 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Here's how it turned out. Please forgive the chunk that's missing. It fell off while I was cutting it and I shoved it straight into my face.

The verdict is: very moist (apologies to people who don't like that word) and, unsurprisingly, quite orangey in flavour.

Would certainly make it again.
It's a picture of a slice of cake on a plate. The cake is a triangular wedge, cut from a round cake. The crust is very dark brown, the inside a light beige. You can just about see little strands of what I assume is Satsuma zest inside. The cake is covered in flaked almonds. The plate is an old 1950s design with various geometric patterns on it, plus drawings of knives, spoons, and forks. There is a big fat mug in the background which is containing my tea, and you can just make out some bookcases and chairs in the far background, but they are blurred.
July 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Satsuma cake update.

Did not have the right size of square tin so did a round one.

Looks OK. Won't be able to try any till tomorrow.

More news as I have it.
This is a circular cake, which has been baked to a pretty nice golden brown colour with flaked almonds on top. It is sitting on a wire rack to cool, and you can see kitchen cupboards and a stove top in the background.
July 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I can report that I did indeed attempt the muffins, and they turned out really rather nice.
A photo of my kitchen counter during the making of red bean paste muffins. The main focus of the picture is a metal muffin tray in which there are 12 muffin cases. Three lines of four, and you can see dollops of muffin mixture with a spoonful of red bean paste in each. The bottom left-hand two muffin cases also have muffin mixture on top of the red bean paste. So you're joining me mid-process. The background of the picture is a mixing bowl and some spoons and other items, most of which are covered in muffin mixture. Here we have the muffin tray taken from a slightly different angle. It's now moved to the counter next to the oven. All of the muffins now have the mixture added on top, so you can't see any red bean paste. And some black sesame seeds have been added to the top of the mixture. In the background you can see some gas hobs and a flour jar. Here we have the muffin tray out of the oven. All of the muffins are now risen - not overly high but risen nonetheless - and are a nice golden brown. The sesame seeds have spread across the top, and they're all pretty much the same size and shape except for the one in the top left-hand corner which is a bit bigger and was, I can assure you, the one I ate first. This picture was taken a little later, once muffins had cooled down. It is a photograph of one of the muffins on a plate next to a cup of buckwheat tea (I wanted to continue the Japanese theme). I have chopped the muffin in half so you're looking at two cross-sections. You can see the red bean paste sitting inside the muffin is sitting on a plate that has a picture of a fish on it.
July 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Last night I went to see the most romantic film ever made to wish it a happy birthday.
This is a photograph of the outside of the Prince Charles Cinema in London. It shows the cinema display board with the words "In the Mood for Love 25th Anniversary" across the front.
July 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I don't actually have a copy of the finished book. Maybe Faber should have sent me one? I don't know what the etiquette is. But I checked it out in my local bookshop. Of course, just to see if I was mentioned in the acknowledgements, and indeed I am.
This is a photo of most of an Acknowledgements page from Arthur Baker's memoir "Looking for the Perfect Beat". Forgive me, I'm not going to do alt text for every single name mentioned on here because you and I are only interested in the bit that mentions me, and it says "thanks to Scott Pack for the chopping".
July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This is my cat right now.

If he survives till morning I will let you know.
My cat, a black and white moggie named Alfie, is sitting in the middle of the road. He is an actual fucking idiot. He is in the middle of the image. In the foreground you can see a bit of pavement, kerb and double yellow lines. Behind him are some parked cars, one silver, the other grey. In the background is a wall and you can see some buildings which are lit up behind it. Oh, and it is nighttime, as I am not sure when you are reading this so the context may not be obvious.
July 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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What's that, you say? Press Club twice in one week? Don't mind if I do.
July 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Naturally, for the last song, the band decided to join us in the mosh pit.
July 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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An amazing night seeing Press Club as Esquires in Bedford.
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Also, interesting to note that this is the current home page of the author's agent.
A screenshot of part of a web page which features five author photos and images of their books. The central photo is of Raynor Winn and her forthcoming book "On Winter Hill."
July 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Always a delight when a client sends me one of their published books. Especially when I get thanked in the acknowledgements.

Julie came to me because she knew I edited the Caimh McDonnell novels and wanted to work with me. I've probably had half a dozen or more clients come to me via that route.
A paperback copy of a novel called Death on a Tiny Scale by Julie Broussely. The title of the book features in the middle of the cover in an illustrated font over a drawing of some water, possibly a river or pond. On the outside of the water is an illustration of a cat, a building, and a cup in the top left-hand corner. There is some text that says "The Shamrock Detective Agency presents", and at the bottom left of the illustration it says "Book One". The book is sitting on the top of a wooden chest, and a ceramic bowl is visible in the top right-hand corner of the photo. This is a photograph of the Acknowledgments pages of the book, the first sentence of which reads: "Thanks are due to my wonderful editors Scott Pack and Cleo Mitchell."
July 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM