Bronwyn Scott-McCharen
@bronwynscottmcc.bsky.social
writer (i guess). international woman of mystery. gatekeeper of expatriation. EN | ES. bronwynscottmccharen.substack.com.
Would like to start writing book reviews again but I can’t find any new releases to feel passionate about (either for or against)
February 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Would like to start writing book reviews again but I can’t find any new releases to feel passionate about (either for or against)
As much as I'm just trying to "write what I want to write" I can't help but worry about comps because I am not finding any and the only one that fits is a book published in 2008 (so unusable)
February 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As much as I'm just trying to "write what I want to write" I can't help but worry about comps because I am not finding any and the only one that fits is a book published in 2008 (so unusable)
MAGA aesthetic is basically the right-wing American version of the Bolivarian/Chavista aesthetic (both are tacky as hell)
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA aesthetic is basically the right-wing American version of the Bolivarian/Chavista aesthetic (both are tacky as hell)
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My degenerate billionaire thing would be having a sick as hell train that I lived in, rather than a mansion. My home would be wherever I wanted it to be, but fuck living in a yacht.
January 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My degenerate billionaire thing would be having a sick as hell train that I lived in, rather than a mansion. My home would be wherever I wanted it to be, but fuck living in a yacht.
And the “Fox News host” look for women is an American twist on the classic Berlusconi-influenced Italian news anchor look
The “Mar a Lago” look for women is indistinguishable from the “Russian influencer in Dubai” look
January 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And the “Fox News host” look for women is an American twist on the classic Berlusconi-influenced Italian news anchor look
The “Mar a Lago” look for women is indistinguishable from the “Russian influencer in Dubai” look
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The “Mar a Lago” look for women is indistinguishable from the “Russian influencer in Dubai” look
Qué hallazgo…
January 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Qué hallazgo…
Another thing I've noticed about travel books (fiction and non) is that for "relatability" reasons, the narrator (American or Brit usually) is portrayed as the only sensible/likable one in a country full of crazy locals whom they'll never understand.
January 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Another thing I've noticed about travel books (fiction and non) is that for "relatability" reasons, the narrator (American or Brit usually) is portrayed as the only sensible/likable one in a country full of crazy locals whom they'll never understand.
You know someone’s rich if they do all their grocery shopping at KaDeWe (Berlin) or Julius Meinl (Vienna)
December 21, 2024 at 9:52 PM
You know someone’s rich if they do all their grocery shopping at KaDeWe (Berlin) or Julius Meinl (Vienna)
Now that I’m moving to Vienna in March, Argentina still reigns supreme as the place I’ve lived the longest abroad
December 19, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Now that I’m moving to Vienna in March, Argentina still reigns supreme as the place I’ve lived the longest abroad
When you read a book that hasn't been translated and you're like "I'd love to translate that" only you know there's no hope of you ever translating it or anything for that matter
December 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
When you read a book that hasn't been translated and you're like "I'd love to translate that" only you know there's no hope of you ever translating it or anything for that matter
Can’t believe I didn’t realize this before but current project is basically 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (and everyone is just as deranged as people on 90DF)
December 18, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Can’t believe I didn’t realize this before but current project is basically 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (and everyone is just as deranged as people on 90DF)
People tend to attribute over the top patriotism to Americans, but the most American thing about me and other people is the way we distance ourselves from the US
December 18, 2024 at 7:52 AM
People tend to attribute over the top patriotism to Americans, but the most American thing about me and other people is the way we distance ourselves from the US
I'm seeing a lot of Americans who want to move to Albania (or any non-EU European country) because they believe that "the country will join the EU in X years"....
December 18, 2024 at 7:50 AM
I'm seeing a lot of Americans who want to move to Albania (or any non-EU European country) because they believe that "the country will join the EU in X years"....
Draft 2 is just me making all the characters as unlikable as possible (though hopefully far more interesting). No room for reader identification/relatability (anyone that fits that bill doesn't get a POV), only reality show-style gawking.
December 16, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Draft 2 is just me making all the characters as unlikable as possible (though hopefully far more interesting). No room for reader identification/relatability (anyone that fits that bill doesn't get a POV), only reality show-style gawking.
Living and frequently traveling in/around Europe(tm) has really disabused me of all the typical American fantasies about it
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Living and frequently traveling in/around Europe(tm) has really disabused me of all the typical American fantasies about it
“Reading literary fiction makes you a better person” and any other argument re: empathy and fiction is too close to the dreaded “i couldn’t relate to this character and that’s a bad thing” workshop critique
December 7, 2024 at 6:16 PM
“Reading literary fiction makes you a better person” and any other argument re: empathy and fiction is too close to the dreaded “i couldn’t relate to this character and that’s a bad thing” workshop critique
Wish there was a writing residency that involved being locked in a room for 10 hours a day for 3 months or so in order to complete a novel draft (I need this right now)
December 7, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Wish there was a writing residency that involved being locked in a room for 10 hours a day for 3 months or so in order to complete a novel draft (I need this right now)
I find the topic of male violence/patriarchy absolutely fascinating but I think it's very difficult to write about this in a non preachy/didactic way (especially as a woman), and that's something I hope to someday achieve
December 5, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I find the topic of male violence/patriarchy absolutely fascinating but I think it's very difficult to write about this in a non preachy/didactic way (especially as a woman), and that's something I hope to someday achieve
I saw someone refer to a certain type of contemporary fiction as "messy bun fanfic" and I can't stop thinking about how on point this is
December 5, 2024 at 11:34 PM
I saw someone refer to a certain type of contemporary fiction as "messy bun fanfic" and I can't stop thinking about how on point this is
Apparently, Guatemala has a history of irredentist claims on Belize
December 5, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Apparently, Guatemala has a history of irredentist claims on Belize
New Milei piece just dropped (and it’s pretty good)
Javier Milei, the President of Argentina, has vowed to abolish the Argentinean peso in favor of the U.S. dollar, suggested blowing up the country’s Central Bank, and advocated a market so unconstrained that it would permit trade in human organs.
Javier Milei Wages War on Argentina’s Government
The President, a libertarian economist given to outrageous provocations, wants to remake the nation. Can it survive his shock-therapy approach?
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:58 AM
New Milei piece just dropped (and it’s pretty good)
Bacon-flation
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Bacon-flation
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Mexican Ararat
December 1, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Mexican Ararat
Okay, now I’m done reposting all my TwitterX content here (phew)
December 2, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Okay, now I’m done reposting all my TwitterX content here (phew)