Exhausted Gen Xer and disabled spoonie coming to you every day from the "killing field" of Chicago. Publications include The Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, Women's Media Center, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Room, others.https://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mq3qk7essk2khttps://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/megyn-kelly-serves-as-the-avatar?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web07 Jul 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3qk7essk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mpttvhkx7c2sToday I wrote a brief essay about the 250th anniversary of the Fourth of July and the Christian Nationalist theocracy-in-waiting engineered by mediocre, weak, and craven white men. https://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/independence-day?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web04 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpttvhkx7c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mpjug5aegk2zYesterday, I caught a YouTuber episode of a perfumer ranting about the worst smelling perfumes. One was Estee Lauder's Youth Dew. It was one of my favorite aunt and godmother favorite perfumes. It smelled great on her. Body chemistry matters. Seeing Youth Dew again made me miss Aunt Barb so much.30 Jun 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjug5aegk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mpju42ukxk2zToday's essay celebrates Mel Brooks and recognizes the protection (for now) of birthright citizenship. https://bluestockingbombshells.substack.com/p/happy-100th-birthday-mel-brooks?r=1qn9ud30 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpju42ukxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mpf24fbga22zhttps://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/the-billion-dollar-question?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web28 Jun 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpf24fbga22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3moxovi54oc2yDucks by F.W. Harvey https://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/ducks-by-fw-harvey?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer23 Jun 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxovi54oc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3morhefboa22vhttps://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/the-dystopian-green-of-maga?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web21 Jun 2026 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3morhefboa22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mojhngtouk2c https://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/for-our-beautiful-forever-first-lady?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1qn9ud17 Jun 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojhngtouk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mnukfuffik2xCheck out my new post! Starting today, there is a 50% discount on annual subscriptions to BLUESTOCKING BOMBSHELLS forever. Please share. A paid subscription benefit allows you to comment on new articles, essays, and reviews published on BLUESTOCKING BOMBSHELLS. https://open.substack.com/pub/bluestockingbombshells/p/acid-washing-the-first-amendment?r=1qn9ud&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web09 Jun 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnukfuffik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mslauradurnell.bsky.social/post/3mnqsnnsdys2zI don't know who this Mike Libby dude is, but I wouldn't want him to treat my health or represent me in court if he is upset a vapid mediocre white man and former reality star from the aughts is no longer in the running for L.A. mayor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:oaowihbe7z6xo7pvst2o7pq6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqsnnsdys2z