Colin McPhee, "A House in Bali" (1944-47): "Beside the palm-leaf books which he had been working on the day before there lay a little fan of blossoms.
"How do you honour books in America? Durus asked as he set a lamp on the table. A large mantis flew out of the dark and settled in the circle of light. "I found it hard to explain." The Raku Study Group May 22, 2022 1pm in California, 9pm in the UK Zoom meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470112234?pwd=RUFwTy9Qd2NCdGZGdldielJyZi9zQT09 Passcode: 4RakuRoll RSVPs are useful, though not needed: https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Perl/events/286018197/