# riff (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover riff. Page: Feed: --- ## [A letter to all serious guitarists](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-all-serious-guitarists) _2026-08-21 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Jooba People ## [👋 Welcome to Jooba Guitar](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/welcome-to-jooba-guitar-start-here) _2026-08-20 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Your Guitar Journey begins right here... ## [Quick riff on Gene Wolfe’s The Fifth Head of Cerberus (Book acquired, 14 Aug. 2026)](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/19/quick-riff-on-gene-wolfes-the-fifth-head-of-cerberus-book-acquired-14-aug-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ I picked up a copy of Gene Wolfe’s 1972 novel The Fifth Head of Cerberus on Friday afternoon. I’d been hoping to find a more interesting-looking edition, but the Tor Essentials hardback with an introduction by Brian Evenson fit handsomely and handily in my hands, and I haven’t had any luck hunting old Wolfes lately. After reading… Continue reading Quick riff on Gene Wolfe’s The Fifth Head of… ## [Study of a Right Hand — Hendrick Goltzius](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/17/study-of-a-right-hand-hendrick-goltzius/) _2026-08-17 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Study of a Right Hand, 1588 by Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) ## [going live on ZOOM for the next indie chords class](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/going-live-on-zoom-for-the-next-indie) _2026-08-17 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ how to make them and how to write some good progressions ## [August 15, 1914 Diaries, from Franz Kafka: Dreams, Diaries, and Fragments — Robert Andrew Parker](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/15/august-15-1914-diaries-from-franz-kafka-dreams-diaries-and-fragments-robert-andrew-parker/) _2026-08-15 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ August 15, 1914 Diaries, from Franz Kafka: Dreams, Diaries, and Fragments (1994) by Robert Andrew Parker (1927-2023) Kafka s diary entry for 15 Aug. 1914 (trans. by Martin Greenberg with Hannah Arendt): 15 August. I have been writing these past few days, may it continue. Today I am not so completely protected by and enclosed in my Continue reading August 15, 1914 Diaries, from Franz Kafka: Dreams,… ## [🎸The Jooba Weekly - 15 August](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/the-jooba-weekly-15-august) _2026-08-15 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Riffs, Chords, Diminished 7th action, and New Tutorials + PDFs ## [Untitled (Self-Portrait) — Anna Kavan](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/14/untitled-self-portrait-anna-kavan/) _2026-08-14 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Untitled (Self-Portrait) by Anna Kavan (1901-1968) ## [Read “Time and Again,” a short story by Breece D’J Pancake](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/13/read-time-and-again-a-short-story-by-breece-dj-pancake/) _2026-08-13 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Time and Again by Breece D’J Pancake Mr Weeks called me out again tonight, and I look back down the hall of my house. I left the kitchen light burning. This is an empty old house since the old lady died. When Mr Weeks doesn’t call, I write everybody I know about my boy. Some Continue reading Read Time and Again, a short story by Breece D’J Pancake ## [Palm Lovers Arranged by the Sky — Hawk Alfredson](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/13/palm-lovers-arranged-by-the-sky-hawk-alfredson/) _2026-08-13 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Palm Lovers Arranged by the Sky by Hawk Alfredson (b. 1960) ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fRQHtzgJFNjo) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Diane Williams’ I Liked Rex (Book acquired, 3 Aug. 2026)](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/11/diane-williams-i-liked-rex-book-acquired-3-aug-2026/) _2026-08-11 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Diane Williams newest collection I Liked Rex is forthcoming this September from NYRB. I think folks either like what Williams is doing or don t (or don t know about her and what she s doing). I like what she s doing very much. Here s NYRB s jacket copy; after that, a selection from the collection, I Did Trip Over a Very Continue reading Diane Williams I Liked Rex (Book acquired, 3 Aug. 2026) ## [Mass-market Monday | Herman Melville’s Pierre; or, The Ambiguities](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/10/mass-market-monday-herman-melvilles-pierre-or-the-ambiguities/) _2026-08-10 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities, Herman Melville, 1852. Signet Classics (1964). No cover artist or designer credited. 408 pages. The cover artist is Milton Glaser. The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, ## [I'm starting something new](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/im-starting-something-new) _2026-08-10 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Weekly Live Guitar Classes ## [Sunday Comix](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/09/sunday-comix-65/) _2026-08-09 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ A panel from Pixie Meat by Tom De Haven, Gary Panter, and Charles Burns. Published in Snake Eyes #1, 1991, Fantagraphics Books. ## [“Texas,” a poem by David Berman](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/08/texas-a-poem-by-david-berman/) _2026-08-08 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ “Texas” by David Berman first published in Caliban #8, 1990 Along the inner stream I found a hive split open. I was deep in the country, where they said I would find swollen dogs and trees covered in dust. I found a house with windows and a door. Once a man stumbled into the barn with a fresh Continue reading Texas, a poem by David Berman ## [“A Parkersburg Vocabulary” — David Berman](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/07/a-parkersburg-vocabulary-david-berman/) _2026-08-07 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ A Parkersburg Vocabulary by David Berman Sad Fingers (sad-fin-gurs) n. Nostalgia for an old area code. Ex: “He has sad fingers.” Hoxter (hock-stur) n. A fellow who lacks the energy to live up to his own sociopathic heritage. Roycambellside (roy-cam-bul-zid) adv. or adj. To be in the vicinity of Roy Campbell. Blue Emberton (blu-embr-tun) n. A wealthy man who Continue reading A Parkersburg… ## [🎸 🗞️ The Jooba Weekly // 7 August](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/the-jooba-weekly-7-august) _2026-08-07 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Chords, riffs, patterns and more guitar learning good stuff 🥳 ## [Riff on rereading Gene Wolfe’s postmodern American Gothic ghost novel Peace](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/06/riff-on-rereading-gene-wolfes-postmodern-american-gothic-ghost-novel-peace/) _2026-08-07 · Edwin Turner · Biblioklept_ I read Gene Wolfe s 1975 novel Peace a few weeks ago and then obsessively reread it. The adverb obsessively in the previous clause refers to a rereading that engendered more rereading, taking more notes, going on extratextual jaunts. In my brief write-up of the novel a few weeks ago, I suggested that Peace is an American post-modernist classic that we would Continue reading Riff on rereading Gene… ## [No center | Joanna Russ](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/06/no-center-joanna-russ/) _2026-08-06 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ There used to be an odd, popular, and erroneous idea that the sun revolved around the earth. This has been replaced by an even odder, equally popular, and equally erroneous idea that the earth goes around the sun. In fact, the moon and the earth revolve around a common center, and this commonly-centered pair revolves Continue reading No center Joanna Russ ## [“The Disappointment” — Aphra Behn](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/05/the-disappointment-aphra-behn/) _2026-08-05 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ The Disappointment by Aphra Behn 1 One Day the Amarous Lisander, By an impatient Passion sway d, Surpris d fair Cloris, that lov d Maid, Who cou d defend her self no longer ; All things did with his Love conspire, The gilded Planet of the Day, In his gay Chariot, drawn by Fire, Was now descending to the Continue reading The Disappointment Aphra Behn ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/p0ak7IM5XQgD) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Catherine Foulkrod’s Don’t Cure Me (Book acquired, mid-July 2026)](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/04/catherine-foulkrods-dont-cure-me-book-acquired-mid-july-2026/) _2026-08-04 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Catherine Foulkrod s Don t Cure Me is out early next year from McSweeney s. Their copy: A new king is being crowned, doctors are on the verge of a massive medical discovery, society is financially and socially segregated by the platelet-count numbers of constant blood tests, and the world is divided into three geographical regions: school, clinic, home. In Continue reading Catherine Foulkrod s Don… ## [📘 ⏯️ The Essential Guide to Barre Chords](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/the-essential-guide-to-barre-chords) _2026-08-04 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ If you struggle with Barre Chords then start here [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209827039/caa2dea253d16d327596a1839400175a.mp3) ## [📗 ⏯️ The 4 Best Fingerpicking Patterns for Beginners](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/the-4-best-fingerpicking-patterns) _2026-08-04 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ The best place to start with fingerpicking [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209822247/1f4d0a3f916c47b647218d8ae3232e11.mp3) ## [Read an excerpt of Ishmael Reed’s forthcoming novel, The Terrible Fives](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/03/read-an-excerpt-of-ishmael-reeds-forthcoming-novel-the-terrible-fives/) _2026-08-03 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Rex Stuart (T.2s) had made a pile as the star of the soap opera Sorrows and Trials. He’d set up his film company to cater to the streaming market. Right now, Afro-Futurism is hot. He asked his agents to name a Black writer who could write a series for his company. Secretariat’s name came up. Someone Continue reading Read an excerpt of Ishmael Reed s forthcoming novel, The Terrible Fives ## [Sunday Comix](https://biblioklept.org/2026/08/02/sunday-comix-64/) _2026-08-02 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ A panel from Crumple by Dave Cooper. Published in Zero Zero #20, Sept.-Oct. 1997, Fantagraphics Books. ## [🎸 🌊 🗞️ Jooba People! News and New Tutorials](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/jooba-people-news-and-new-tutorials) _2026-07-31 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Jooba people! ## [Some unpleasant possibilities | Joanna Russ](https://biblioklept.org/2026/07/30/some-unpleasant-possibilities-joanna-russ/) _2026-07-30 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ One might argue—and justly—that many male writers are also represented by only one book or one group of poems. I would answer first that the damage done the women is greater because women constitute so few of the total in anthologies, classes, curricula, and reading lists at any level of education. Moreover, the real mischief Continue reading Some unpleasant possibilities Joanna Russ ## [“It’s the economy, stupid.”°°](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/its-the-economy-stupid/) _2026-07-26 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ The Teflon Don\[ald\] is creating a Teflon \[Stock\] Market. Admittedly, I am not following trends closely. I rely on the regime (like Pam Bondi testimony, for instance, to cite old• data) to tell me how well we \[?\] are doing. People are not tuned into economic realities but rather looking at their pocketbooks. This likely Continue reading "“It’s the economy, stupid.”°°" ## [Sunday Comix](https://biblioklept.org/2026/07/26/sunday-comix-63/) _2026-07-26 · Biblioklept · Biblioklept_ Eleanor” by Eric Drooker. Published in Drawn Quarterly #2 (vol. 2), Dec. 1994, Drawn Quarterly Publications. ## [Costs](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/costs/) _2026-07-22 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ And in other sinking news… (That link takes you to a piece about the price of a letter from the Titanic, btw. The other news… How much the little excursion in Iran is costing US.) Pete came out and spilled the dollars and nonsense of it at thirty seven billion. That one doesn’t count the Continue reading "Costs" ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ssRb2hI6Qs1Q) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Politics, pshw](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/politics-pshw/) _2026-07-21 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ There’s a lack of imagination from which politicians seem to suffer. On the right, it’s typified by running Darline Graham for Lindsey’s seat. Slop and seconds, and we think you should love it. On the D side, it’s a lazy attitude of anybody we put up for election will do. Graham Platner clearly wasn’t vetted. Continue reading "Politics, pshw" ## [I am AntiFa](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/i-am-antifa/) _2026-07-20 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be? Fascism in all its soul sucking forms would top my list of historic trends without which we could do. Easily, but if we are honest about the way this trends historically, it won’t easily be erased. ## [Maternity](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/maternity/) _2026-07-13 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Why it matters: The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among peer countries, …. Axios Vitals How is it possible that America has this dubious distinction? Women in our rich country shouldn’t be dying in childbirth. It’s an expression, the “dying in childbirth,” that belongs to the slums of the 1800s. These are preventable Continue reading "Maternity" ## [New Stuff for the Jooba People 🥳](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/new-stuff-for-the-jooba-people) _2026-07-10 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Whatsupp Jooba people!! ## [A little quiz](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/a-little-quiz/) _2026-07-04 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Just felt like it! And ’cause it felt patriotic to tribute Lin Manuel Miranda. Answers in the next post along with any missing credits. 1. What is the main character in In The Heights called? Does his name have any significance? 2. Where are the titular Heights? 3. Isn’t there a movie called In The Continue reading "A little quiz" ## [It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? —Reprise](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/its-the-4th-of-july-who-are-you-reprise/) _2026-07-04 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ via It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? The ideals of justice and equality that made America what it was are being severely tried. We cannot wear the costume of freedom if we give up our rights and freedoms. Our playwrights and story-tellers try to steer us to the right path. Who will prevail \[…\] Continue reading "It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? —Reprise" ## [It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? — My Word! 2017](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/its-the-4th-of-july-who-are-you-my-word-2017/) _2026-07-03 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Many of us are, or are descendents of those who have come from far away to be in America. The place we were born and the one in which we landed conspire to make our identity. We say we are Italian-Americans, or Americans of German ancestry. Some brought the homeland with them, for instance, naming \[…\] Continue reading "It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? — My Word! 2017" ## [Socrates](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/socrates/) _2026-06-29 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Dr. Joanne Friedman tells the story of a foreign General who, while in the USA to train American troops, attempted to give them orders. He noted that they always wanted to know why. This is, as Dr. Friedman, points out a habit of Americans asserting their rights. We need the orders we follow to make Continue reading "Socrates" ## [🎉 New Membership Fees // The Jooba People Have Spoken](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/new-membership-fees-the-jooba-people) _2026-06-29 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Jooba People! ## [New Jooba Community Pricing Suggestions](https://joobaguitar.substack.com/p/new-jooba-community-pricing-suggestions) _2026-06-28 · Jaco Uys · Jooba Guitar_ Jooba People! ## [Plenty of circuses](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/plenty-of-circuses/) _2026-06-17 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Bread and circuses are the way in which dictators distract. We aren’t getting bread so much, (prices are still high), but entertainment is all around. Your grocery money is being thrown at Cage Matches and FIFA. Dictators assume that we, the people are asses. UFC fights are enough to fill our bellies. We can be induced Continue reading "Plenty of circuses"