Smoke Signals

Composer. Writer. Former analyst. Mark McInerney listens for truth — in markets, in memory, and in the music of a country trying to find its soul. Through his essays and compositions, he’s sending smoke signals, hoping we still remember how to read them

By Mark McInerney
· Launched 8 months ago
“Written by a former Wall Street health care analyst and musical composer, Smoke Signals is lyrically written and profoundly insightful. ”...”
Sabrina Haake, The Haake Take
“This Substack knocks me out with the eloquence of the writing. It's the best I've found where, whatever the subject, the way the phrases are turned out are worth slow reads so as not to miss any of the deliciousness. And Mark, being deeply knowledgable about the workings of the world, is the Substack writer who best informs me.”...”
SUE Speaks, Suzanne Taylor’s Now What?
“Mark McInerney writes the way most of us who write want to- with clarity of thought, concise language and (most importantly to me) humanity. He analyzes and summarizes what's happening clearly. He is clear about what we can do.”...”
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