Rory MacNeish
@rorymacneish.bsky.social
Hi. I'm a freelance journalist with bylines in The Glasgow Bell, The Fence, The Scotsman, Scottish Left Review, The National, Greater Govanhill Magazine and Bella Caledonia
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Rory MacNeish
@rorymacneish.bsky.social
· Mar 26
The Chessmaster of Woodlands Road
Every week, an elderly man far from home challenges West End pedestrians to a game of chess. What’s his story?
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
Here is a selection of my work:
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...
My contribution to the booming Mitford Industry for @thefence.bsky.social. A profile of Ben Treuhaft, piano smuggler (and tuner) and runaway son of the runaway 'Red Sheep' Jessica Mitford
Have a read, if you feel like it - www.the-fence.com/sent-to-cove...
Have a read, if you feel like it - www.the-fence.com/sent-to-cove...
Sent to Coventry
Some more Mitford mania
www.the-fence.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My contribution to the booming Mitford Industry for @thefence.bsky.social. A profile of Ben Treuhaft, piano smuggler (and tuner) and runaway son of the runaway 'Red Sheep' Jessica Mitford
Have a read, if you feel like it - www.the-fence.com/sent-to-cove...
Have a read, if you feel like it - www.the-fence.com/sent-to-cove...
Here is a selection of my work:
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...
The Chessmaster of Woodlands Road
Every week, an elderly man far from home challenges West End pedestrians to a game of chess. What’s his story?
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Here is a selection of my work:
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...
About one man's street chess challenge - www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-chessmas...
About a beloved Glasgow bookshop -
scottishleftreview.scot/a-love-lette...
About overtourism and Instagram in Edinburgh - www.thenational.scot/news/2439098...