'Pure Joy' (the novel) gallery a young boy draws a me a pictureAnge Noir Cafe, Brooklyn, NYC. bad phone-camera takes a lucky picturePasir Gemuk, Pantai Parangtritis, Java, Indonesia. flowers at a lonely graveKlendathu, Kalimantan, Indonesia. dog scams me then smilesIstanbul, Turkey. imagining soldiers footsteps from ww2Paris, France. trying to get airborne on a runway with just a scooterPantai Parangtritis, Java, Indonesia. the very-silent redbeardNew Delhi, India. free online chapterstouch the book all rights reservedcopyright 2026