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It’s Pub Day – Deserter
Deserter Stories is out today.
deserter.co.uk
Some say it's always Pub Day @deserterblog.bsky.social. If so, its' Double Pub Day today as our baby migrates to bookshops and bathrooms throughout the land. Trebles all round!
I will visit The Dodo one day. I will visit The Dodo one day 🙏🙏🙏🦤
Birdhouse In Your Soul — Lucy Do and The Dodo Micropub in Hanwell, West London — Pellicle
“Blue roll, I love youuu,” croons Lucy Do into the camera, cradling a large cylinder of blue commercial kitchen roll as if it were a sweetheart at a waltz. She stops just short of kissing it and ends ...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I will visit The Dodo one day. I will visit The Dodo one day 🙏🙏🙏🦤
On my Substack:
"Would I die for Keir Starmer? I'm not sure I'd hold open a door for Keir Starmer."
"Would I die for Keir Starmer? I'm not sure I'd hold open a door for Keir Starmer."
Would You Fight For Your Country?
And what does that mean?
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On my Substack:
"Would I die for Keir Starmer? I'm not sure I'd hold open a door for Keir Starmer."
"Would I die for Keir Starmer? I'm not sure I'd hold open a door for Keir Starmer."
Holy Alcohol-Moly! Have you seen the beer line-up for our reading at the Rusty Bucket tonight 🥲
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Holy Alcohol-Moly! Have you seen the beer line-up for our reading at the Rusty Bucket tonight 🥲
Why pubs matter. Soon to be subject of a campaign for the community to buy it and stop it becoming shit flats.
Publove: The White Swan, Charlton
Reopened in 2015; reclosed in 2020
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November 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Why pubs matter. Soon to be subject of a campaign for the community to buy it and stop it becoming shit flats.
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Join @vincerai.bsky.social and I in Eltham this Weds for an evening of beer and books and bonhomie.
We'll be at the Rusty Bucket at 7pm to talk about Deserter Stories and do a little reading.
We'll be at the Rusty Bucket at 7pm to talk about Deserter Stories and do a little reading.
Next up for us is a visit to Eltham’s brilliant Rusty Bucket.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Join @vincerai.bsky.social and I in Eltham this Weds for an evening of beer and books and bonhomie.
We'll be at the Rusty Bucket at 7pm to talk about Deserter Stories and do a little reading.
We'll be at the Rusty Bucket at 7pm to talk about Deserter Stories and do a little reading.
This @deserterblog.bsky.social post is from 2018, when our first book came out. Tonight we return to Southey Brewing in Penge, the scene of our first foray into brewing. We’ll be talking about our new book, our third, before tucking into the local fare.
The Story of the Booze
From October 2018
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November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This @deserterblog.bsky.social post is from 2018, when our first book came out. Tonight we return to Southey Brewing in Penge, the scene of our first foray into brewing. We’ll be talking about our new book, our third, before tucking into the local fare.
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day to all who celebrate.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day to all who celebrate.
Hey hey! We’re doing an online book event to talk about our new collection of short stories.
December 10th, 7pm.
Hopefully some of our European readers can tune in, as well as those UKers outside of London - and indeed, those north of the river.
luma.com/n5jmckv2
December 10th, 7pm.
Hopefully some of our European readers can tune in, as well as those UKers outside of London - and indeed, those north of the river.
luma.com/n5jmckv2
Deserter Stories: Meet the Authors · Luma
Hear Andrew Grumbridge and Vincent Raison talk about the inspirations behind their collection of short stories, before reading an excerpt each. It'll be…
luma.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hey hey! We’re doing an online book event to talk about our new collection of short stories.
December 10th, 7pm.
Hopefully some of our European readers can tune in, as well as those UKers outside of London - and indeed, those north of the river.
luma.com/n5jmckv2
December 10th, 7pm.
Hopefully some of our European readers can tune in, as well as those UKers outside of London - and indeed, those north of the river.
luma.com/n5jmckv2
We’ve got two more readings this week, plus more to come. We hope to host an online book event for our international readers and those in the UK who are far from London but would still like to hear us chuff on, do a some readings and have a Q&A. Will post details once we sort ourselves out!
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We’ve got two more readings this week, plus more to come. We hope to host an online book event for our international readers and those in the UK who are far from London but would still like to hear us chuff on, do a some readings and have a Q&A. Will post details once we sort ourselves out!
A new pub in Greenwich and an old one revived in Deptford. Plus getting the boat to pubs.
deserter.co.uk/2025/11/pubc...
deserter.co.uk/2025/11/pubc...
Pubcast: Boating in Greenwich & Deptford – Deserter
With pubs, beer, crisps and health warnings.
deserter.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A new pub in Greenwich and an old one revived in Deptford. Plus getting the boat to pubs.
deserter.co.uk/2025/11/pubc...
deserter.co.uk/2025/11/pubc...
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Join @vincerai.bsky.social and I as we go boatpubbing in Greenwich and Deptford.
Still feeling a bit seasick, tbh. Or is it just hungover?
Still feeling a bit seasick, tbh. Or is it just hungover?
NEW: Deserter Pubcast. Boats, pubs and boatpubs in Greenwich and Deptford.
Out now wherever you get your podcasts or here on our website: deserter.co.uk/podcasts
And if you're visiting Greenwich, our new book is on sale in the new Greenwich Gallery: thegreenwichgallery.co.uk
Out now wherever you get your podcasts or here on our website: deserter.co.uk/podcasts
And if you're visiting Greenwich, our new book is on sale in the new Greenwich Gallery: thegreenwichgallery.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Join @vincerai.bsky.social and I as we go boatpubbing in Greenwich and Deptford.
Still feeling a bit seasick, tbh. Or is it just hungover?
Still feeling a bit seasick, tbh. Or is it just hungover?
Reposted by Vince Raison
So if you've been working on your novel/short stories/idk and want to get some eyes on it and also help other people improve their writing please do get in touch www.blackheathwriters.com we can't wait to hear from you
BGWG
Welcome!
We are the Blackheath & Greenwich Writers Group, a friendly and supportive community for creative writers based in South East London.
We help writers to develop their work and hone their w...
www.blackheathwriters.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
So if you've been working on your novel/short stories/idk and want to get some eyes on it and also help other people improve their writing please do get in touch www.blackheathwriters.com we can't wait to hear from you
Lovely review of Deserter Stories from Metro.
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lovely review of Deserter Stories from Metro.
Thanks to everyone who came to our launch on Friday and the Bookfest last week. Next stop, waterintobeer on Wednesday 12th, in Brockley. Or is it Telegraph Hill. For chat, readings and Q&A (Questions and Ale).
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Thanks to everyone who came to our launch on Friday and the Bookfest last week. Next stop, waterintobeer on Wednesday 12th, in Brockley. Or is it Telegraph Hill. For chat, readings and Q&A (Questions and Ale).
Some say it's always Pub Day @deserterblog.bsky.social. If so, its' Double Pub Day today as our baby migrates to bookshops and bathrooms throughout the land. Trebles all round!
It’s Pub Day – Deserter
Deserter Stories is out today.
deserter.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Some say it's always Pub Day @deserterblog.bsky.social. If so, its' Double Pub Day today as our baby migrates to bookshops and bathrooms throughout the land. Trebles all round!
Bigly thanks to Anspach & Hobday for sponsoring our book launch through the medium of pints.
Looking forward to this on Friday.
Anspach & Hobday have kindly provided a barrel of their excellent Hop Picker’s Pale which we’re gonna dole out, gratis.
Get there early before @vincerai.bsky.social and I neck the lot!
Anspach & Hobday have kindly provided a barrel of their excellent Hop Picker’s Pale which we’re gonna dole out, gratis.
Get there early before @vincerai.bsky.social and I neck the lot!
Come to the Deserter Stories launch bash.
* exotic crisp buffet
* complimentary pint (while stocks last)
* conviviality
* mirth
7-9pm, Upstairs at The Shirker’s Rest, New Cross.
Sponsored by Anspach & Hobday
* exotic crisp buffet
* complimentary pint (while stocks last)
* conviviality
* mirth
7-9pm, Upstairs at The Shirker’s Rest, New Cross.
Sponsored by Anspach & Hobday
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Bigly thanks to Anspach & Hobday for sponsoring our book launch through the medium of pints.
Great to have Blackheath fireworks back. Have now moved on from Oooh and Ahhh to Wallop, Bosh and Proper!
With age comes great wisdom.
With age comes great wisdom.
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Great to have Blackheath fireworks back. Have now moved on from Oooh and Ahhh to Wallop, Bosh and Proper!
With age comes great wisdom.
With age comes great wisdom.
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It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security.
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security.
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
Really enjoying my friend’s dive into Argentinian football culture. Buenos Aires is firmly top of my bucket list now 🇦🇷
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Really enjoying my friend’s dive into Argentinian football culture. Buenos Aires is firmly top of my bucket list now 🇦🇷
The Telegraph has really out-Telegraphed itself here.
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Telegraph has really out-Telegraphed itself here.
Why are UK politicians bending over backwards to welcome violent Maccabi racists to Birmingham?
Please Think of Israel's Fee-fees
Unity breaks out in the United Kingdom
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Why are UK politicians bending over backwards to welcome violent Maccabi racists to Birmingham?
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Splendid piece by @deserterblog.bsky.social of how to teach a 12-year-old history through pubs. Well, not too much history, but good pubs....
What happens when you say, “Is there anything I can do?” and they say, “Yes, actually.” 😱
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social
Pub Culture
Pubs are living history. Let's get learning
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Splendid piece by @deserterblog.bsky.social of how to teach a 12-year-old history through pubs. Well, not too much history, but good pubs....
Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social for standing up to Peston's bullshit.
Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and Davey have all lost their minds putting Israel's fee-fees before the safety of Britons and our police. Shameful idiocy.
Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and Davey have all lost their minds putting Israel's fee-fees before the safety of Britons and our police. Shameful idiocy.
Robert Peston, "Where are you on the banning of Maccabi fans?"
Zack Polanski, "I'm Jewish, I take antisemitism really seriously"
"I don't think banning Maccabi fans is antisemitic at all"
Zack Polanski, "I'm Jewish, I take antisemitism really seriously"
"I don't think banning Maccabi fans is antisemitic at all"
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social for standing up to Peston's bullshit.
Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and Davey have all lost their minds putting Israel's fee-fees before the safety of Britons and our police. Shameful idiocy.
Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and Davey have all lost their minds putting Israel's fee-fees before the safety of Britons and our police. Shameful idiocy.
What happens when you say, “Is there anything I can do?” and they say, “Yes, actually.” 😱
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social
Pub Culture
Pubs are living history. Let's get learning
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
What happens when you say, “Is there anything I can do?” and they say, “Yes, actually.” 😱
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social
The unfortunate merging of child care, history and a hangover. @deserterblog.bsky.social