Roger Vaillancourt
@rogerjva.bsky.social
Professional explicator and maker of soothing sounds. Author of "The Inaccessible Rail" (2026) and "Un-ruined" (2022) novels from Malarkey Books
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Pseudomonas and Proteus bacteria
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Why Do My Dog's Feet Smell Like Fritos or Corn Chips?
If you get close enough to your dog's feet, you might have noticed that they smell a bit like corn chips or Fritos. Some dog owners, including yours...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Pseudomonas and Proteus bacteria
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We love a spicy shooting brake
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We love a spicy shooting brake
Your stories are on!
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Your stories are on!
For different tastes God created the colors — Eduardo R. Casas
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For different tastes God created the colors — Eduardo R. Casas
Yes, and as Vonnegut wrote "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Yes, and as Vonnegut wrote "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
This is where the timeline derailed
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is where the timeline derailed
Instead of coins, you receive rolls of Teflon Tape and pots of pvc cement
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Instead of coins, you receive rolls of Teflon Tape and pots of pvc cement
Ghost Tropic (2019)
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ghost Tropic (2019)
It smells like home to him
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It smells like home to him
"They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more."
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more."
If you haven't done the requisite work of daydreaming extensively, then you aren't ready to try being a writer
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If you haven't done the requisite work of daydreaming extensively, then you aren't ready to try being a writer
Not everything can be understood rationally. Even the most hardened cynic has to deploy magical thinking from time to time in order to move past things that are legitimately not explainable. You have to smooth that edge somehow.
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Not everything can be understood rationally. Even the most hardened cynic has to deploy magical thinking from time to time in order to move past things that are legitimately not explainable. You have to smooth that edge somehow.
The MySpace of Dorian Gray
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The MySpace of Dorian Gray
The Lincoln commercial that turned me on to the Gui Boratto remix of Massive Attack's "Paradise Circus"
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2011 Lincoln MKX Commercial (2010)
YouTube video by Commander Retro
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November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Lincoln commercial that turned me on to the Gui Boratto remix of Massive Attack's "Paradise Circus"
youtu.be/hhG5KYlhJbw?...
youtu.be/hhG5KYlhJbw?...
Reminds me of a favorite phrase of mine borrowed from Indian usage: "please do the needful"
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reminds me of a favorite phrase of mine borrowed from Indian usage: "please do the needful"
Outstanding. This goes on the resume.
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Outstanding. This goes on the resume.
Edna's got Harvey's Bristol Cream in that bottle
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Edna's got Harvey's Bristol Cream in that bottle