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When does fear become more dangerous than the thing we are afraid of?Can our desire for safety end up destroying us?
Who is the real enemy when fear takes control?
Explore these questions and more at the next Read & Riff session on 27 November 2026.
Read & Riff is a book club for short story lovers. We come together to share what we loved, hated, questioned and everything in between about a selected story.
In this special edition, we’re bringing together literature and music from 1980s South Africa with a short story by a Nobel Prize-winning author and an iconic song from the same time. (links to the story and lyrics below)
Read the short story and listen to the song in advance, then join Debbie (your host), who will bring questions and a few creative exercises to guide the discussion and keep the conversation flowing.
There are no experts, no homework beyond reading and listening to the selected work before the session, and no right answers. Just good stories, powerful music and even better conversations.
Join us!
Date: 27 November 2026
Time: 18:30 - 21:30
Place: Nerd Alert, Bulharská 924/26, 101 00 Praha 10-Vršovice
Fee: 50czk per person
Story: Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer (https://blogs.ubc.ca/lled4492017/files/2017/05/Once-Upon-a-Time.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Song: Weeping by Bright Blue (https://genius.com/Bright-blue-weeping-lyrics)
Please mark yourself as ‘going’ in the Facebook/meet up events so we can make sure we have enough space.
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Bulharská 924/26, 101 00 Praha, Česko, Bulharská 924/26, 101 00 Praha, Česko, Prague, Czech Republic
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