Deserter
@deserterblog.bsky.social
Putting the U and I in QUIT since 2014.
Authors of Today South London… and Shirk, Rest and Play. The new book is available to order now: deserter.store
Podcast: Deserter Pubcast
Website: www.deserter.co.uk
Authors of Today South London… and Shirk, Rest and Play. The new book is available to order now: deserter.store
Podcast: Deserter Pubcast
Website: www.deserter.co.uk
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Deserter
@deserterblog.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Behold the glorious cover for Deserter Stories.
Designed by Emily Power.
Available for pre-order now: deserter.store
Designed by Emily Power.
Available for pre-order now: deserter.store
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Wednesday sees us propping up the bar at waterintobeer, Brockley.
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wednesday sees us propping up the bar at waterintobeer, Brockley.
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
Don’t mind if I do.
Spotter: G. Ramage
Spotter: G. Ramage
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Don’t mind if I do.
Spotter: G. Ramage
Spotter: G. Ramage
Wednesday sees us propping up the bar at waterintobeer, Brockley.
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wednesday sees us propping up the bar at waterintobeer, Brockley.
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
A chat about the new book, some readings, some Q&A and some beer.
Free entry. 7 for 7.30pm. Weds, Nov 12th.
waterintobeer.co.uk
Plus a new date at Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace in December.
Order your copy here: deserter.store
Deserter Stories launch night at the Shirker’s Rest.
Lovely to see faces old and new. Thanks for coming along and making for a great evening.
And thanks to Anspach & Hobday for the 🍺
Lovely to see faces old and new. Thanks for coming along and making for a great evening.
And thanks to Anspach & Hobday for the 🍺
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Deserter Stories launch night at the Shirker’s Rest.
Lovely to see faces old and new. Thanks for coming along and making for a great evening.
And thanks to Anspach & Hobday for the 🍺
Lovely to see faces old and new. Thanks for coming along and making for a great evening.
And thanks to Anspach & Hobday for the 🍺
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Worlds collide, tonight at 7.
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Worlds collide, tonight at 7.
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On a patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank that had lost its war but not its attitude. South Londoners called it Stompie, and for nearly three decades it was the most delightfully absurd monument to bureaucratic spite in the capital.
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
The Soviet Tank That Defied Southwark Council: The Strange, Glorious Life of “Stompie”
On a quiet patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank—yes, an actual tank—graffitied in pinks, greens, and slogans, facing down the local council like a stubborn Cold War relic th…
londonopia.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On a patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank that had lost its war but not its attitude. South Londoners called it Stompie, and for nearly three decades it was the most delightfully absurd monument to bureaucratic spite in the capital.
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...
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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 12:01 PM
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 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On way
Get yourself to the @theshirkersrest.bsky.social where Ben has barrel—aged Three Acre Bonfire Beer for 12 months. As you can tell by the photo I had a few and was enamoured by its calvados-like finish
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
On way
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What‘s not to love about #Brexit? It made me put on trousers, stroll to the post office and pay an extra 8.71€ for the latest @deserterblog.bsky.social book. I‘m looking forward to flick through it, anyway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What‘s not to love about #Brexit? It made me put on trousers, stroll to the post office and pay an extra 8.71€ for the latest @deserterblog.bsky.social book. I‘m looking forward to flick through it, anyway.
A night of Deserter Stories in East Dulwich on Pub Day.
Thanks to Miranda at the brilliant Chener Books and to Mark of the equally brilliant SEL Bookfest for inviting us. And thanks to the EDT for putting up with the afterparty 😬
Thanks to Miranda at the brilliant Chener Books and to Mark of the equally brilliant SEL Bookfest for inviting us. And thanks to the EDT for putting up with the afterparty 😬
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A night of Deserter Stories in East Dulwich on Pub Day.
Thanks to Miranda at the brilliant Chener Books and to Mark of the equally brilliant SEL Bookfest for inviting us. And thanks to the EDT for putting up with the afterparty 😬
Thanks to Miranda at the brilliant Chener Books and to Mark of the equally brilliant SEL Bookfest for inviting us. And thanks to the EDT for putting up with the afterparty 😬
Cask Wednesday already, you say?
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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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!
“You can just do things, they tell you in Silicon Valley. To which Venice says, sure, but you could just do nothing.”
www.ian-leslie.com/p/postcard-f...
www.ian-leslie.com/p/postcard-f...
Postcard From Venice
Reflections on a Stupefying City
www.ian-leslie.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“You can just do things, they tell you in Silicon Valley. To which Venice says, sure, but you could just do nothing.”
www.ian-leslie.com/p/postcard-f...
www.ian-leslie.com/p/postcard-f...
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 12:01 PM
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 11:54 AM
Looking forward to seeing some of you at Chener on Tuesday. If you didn’t get a ticket for that then catch us at one of these other South London hotspots in the coming days and weeks.
Free entry.
Free entry.
November 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Looking forward to seeing some of you at Chener on Tuesday. If you didn’t get a ticket for that then catch us at one of these other South London hotspots in the coming days and weeks.
Free entry.
Free entry.
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our new book is published on Nov 4th. Come and see us on our World Tour.
Join us for readings, chat and pints in some fine South London hostelries. Free. Apart from the pints.
7pm for 7.30pm (more or less)
PS Chener is full up. The Shirker's is more of a knees up.
Join us for readings, chat and pints in some fine South London hostelries. Free. Apart from the pints.
7pm for 7.30pm (more or less)
PS Chener is full up. The Shirker's is more of a knees up.
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our new book is published on Nov 4th. Come and see us on our World Tour.
Join us for readings, chat and pints in some fine South London hostelries. Free. Apart from the pints.
7pm for 7.30pm (more or less)
PS Chener is full up. The Shirker's is more of a knees up.
Join us for readings, chat and pints in some fine South London hostelries. Free. Apart from the pints.
7pm for 7.30pm (more or less)
PS Chener is full up. The Shirker's is more of a knees up.
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@deserterblog.bsky.social ChatGPT for bum dosser!
The ChatGPT subreddit is absolutely hilarious. LLMs just output statistically likely responses, and a statistically likely response to being asked to do some work is "I'll have that done by...". So apparently in some cases ChatGPT had just been telling users it'll get back to them later.
1/2
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October 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@deserterblog.bsky.social ChatGPT for bum dosser!
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM