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About Me — Christopher Kokoski
Full-time writer. Father. Bald as a baby’s bottom.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
My Bio
As I write this, I’m sitting at my make-shift desk sipping coffee and typing on a tiny laptop perched atop an empty cardboard box. It’s a completely ugly setup, but I love it.
It’s my favorite place in my house. It’s where all my childhood dreams of being a full-time writer finally came true.
I’m Christopher Kokoski, pronounced Co-Co-Ski. Just imagine drinking hot cocoa while skiing down a snowy slope.
But never do that in real life. It’s a terrible idea.
My last name is Polish, but I was born in Kansas, USA. I spent the first three months of my life there and have never been back since. I don’t know the reason for my sudden departure from the flattest state, but based on my lifetime relationship track record, I’m pretty sure it was because of a bad breakup.
Baby breakups are the worst.
Since my dad was in the army — think Rambo — I divided my childhood between Kentucky, USA, and Darmstadt, Germany.
This is me back then: