Mark Wale
@markwale.bsky.social
Screenwriting, ballad-singing, parentating - beaganín Ghaeilge is dócha. If there's no good story to be told, make one up.
Camden? On London? In that barrio their golf is a different level of crazy my friend.
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Camden? On London? In that barrio their golf is a different level of crazy my friend.
There are a shocking number of cyclists around central Dublin who dress in dark colours and have no lights on their bikes at night. I agree that infrastructure is mainly to blame, but I honestly think people don’t realise how vulnerable they are when they’re functionally invisible.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There are a shocking number of cyclists around central Dublin who dress in dark colours and have no lights on their bikes at night. I agree that infrastructure is mainly to blame, but I honestly think people don’t realise how vulnerable they are when they’re functionally invisible.
So many of our lapsed brethren and sistren want so sincerely to believe in the redeemability of our old overseers. It’s their newest party trick to lure us back. No pasaran!
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So many of our lapsed brethren and sistren want so sincerely to believe in the redeemability of our old overseers. It’s their newest party trick to lure us back. No pasaran!
Nan Joyce Airport - every single one of us that passes through there is a traveller, may we never forget it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nan Joyce Airport - every single one of us that passes through there is a traveller, may we never forget it.
😂🤣😂 I’d like a cup and a half please Kate!
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
😂🤣😂 I’d like a cup and a half please Kate!
My God you sound like an eye-talian! 😂
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My God you sound like an eye-talian! 😂
Honestly, at our age (I think I can loosely say ’our age’), I see it as something of a compliment. There’s still the bang of danger of us. Well, off you anyway…
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Honestly, at our age (I think I can loosely say ’our age’), I see it as something of a compliment. There’s still the bang of danger of us. Well, off you anyway…
I have a few suggestions you could add to that list
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I have a few suggestions you could add to that list
Wait if that’s Maria Steen, is Malachy Steen’s son? You can see how having a mother like that prematurely ages a person.
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wait if that’s Maria Steen, is Malachy Steen’s son? You can see how having a mother like that prematurely ages a person.
If anyone can persuade them to do it you can Paul.
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If anyone can persuade them to do it you can Paul.
I too have vivid, if disturbing, childhood memories - even more disturbingly I had a dream a few weeks ago where it had been converted into a modern shopping centre!
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I too have vivid, if disturbing, childhood memories - even more disturbingly I had a dream a few weeks ago where it had been converted into a modern shopping centre!
Oolong is how we say looking in Broadstone.
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oolong is how we say looking in Broadstone.
Done that boss. The sister is reading it at the moment and the brother-in-law, a big socca fan, is vibing to Panenka on my recommendation. Oolong forward to that meeting 😜
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Done that boss. The sister is reading it at the moment and the brother-in-law, a big socca fan, is vibing to Panenka on my recommendation. Oolong forward to that meeting 😜
Mine - the trumpton riots by half man half biscuit. See you in court!
October 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mine - the trumpton riots by half man half biscuit. See you in court!
Real person, I first came across him in Robert Bolt’s play ‘A Man For All Seasons’. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich - Wikipedia
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October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Real person, I first came across him in Robert Bolt’s play ‘A Man For All Seasons’. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
Very best of luck, keep the faith and don’t stop writing! Every single sentence is progress. And once you have a draft, rewriting takes much less time.
October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Very best of luck, keep the faith and don’t stop writing! Every single sentence is progress. And once you have a draft, rewriting takes much less time.
Freelance part time work (unreliable), state aid when it’s available, juggling my time, not wasting it when I have it (easier said than done), sharing child rearing jobs with a very understanding partner, accepting it’s going to take significantly longer than a few weeks to get a first draft out.
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Freelance part time work (unreliable), state aid when it’s available, juggling my time, not wasting it when I have it (easier said than done), sharing child rearing jobs with a very understanding partner, accepting it’s going to take significantly longer than a few weeks to get a first draft out.
🫂 this too shall pass.
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🫂 this too shall pass.
I really hope some day you can tell her in person. From where I’m standing, you look like you’re doing a lot better than just okay! Grá agus dlúthpháirtíocht duit!
standing.you
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I really hope some day you can tell her in person. From where I’m standing, you look like you’re doing a lot better than just okay! Grá agus dlúthpháirtíocht duit!
Damn, that’s exactly what I was going to say! 😎💚
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Damn, that’s exactly what I was going to say! 😎💚
Oliver Read, write?
September 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Oliver Read, write?
Freedom comes at a price. You have my sympathy.
September 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Freedom comes at a price. You have my sympathy.