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:
I lived in Germany between the ages of 7–10, and I made some of the best memories of my life there. One of my favorites was exploring all of the castles. I truly believe this early experience with another country triggered my life-long love of travel.
So far, I’ve been to Germany twice (I visited in college when my dad was stationed there again). I’ve also traveled to Mexico and Brazil. I renewed my passport in 2019 and plan to travel far and wide starting this year.
2020 reading that last statement like 👀.
But back to my story.
After leaving Germany, we moved to Kentucky. I took up writing as a form of self-therapy (although I didn’t know it at the time). Writing, my middle-school English teacher, and God almost certainly saved my life.
I wouldn’t be here to write this story otherwise.
In high school, I ran track and played the trumpet in our band. If you wondered if I was a huge nerd even back then, well I guess that answers your question.
This picture really says it all:
Zach Morris, anyone?
Funny how I thought high school mattered back then. Until, all of a sudden, it didn’t. Once I graduated, I attended Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.
lf you’re thinking “Murray, Kentucky” sounds like the most red-neck, back-country place ever, you are correct.
I’ve never liked the word “college”. It has a harsh “k” sound like I’m about to cough something up. For me, it goes along with other unappealing “K” words: kill, ketchup, Kardashian.
I much prefer the word “university”.
In university, I studied Communication, Nonprofit Leadership, and girls. I joined a Fraternity — all I can say is “wow” and thank God that was the era before social media captured everything for eternity. 😳
There is still hope for my future in politics (Joking, I’ll take my Writer’s Life for 700, Alex).
After graduating, I wrote a few novels and books. I fathered two beautiful kids that I love with all of my heart.
They look a little bit like me:
I spent 13 years teaching evidence-based personal development and relationship skills all over the USA. I co-authored a few peer-reviewed journal articles about connection, relationships, and behavioral change.
In 2020, I quit my job to become a full-time freelance writer. One of my biggest contracts is writing for a major health company. I like to say, “I’m not a doctor but I play one on the internet.”
Also in 2020, I launched a website and a related YouTube channel about writing. Then I found Medium in October 2020.
The rest, as they say, is history.
My Life in Emojis (Because, Why the Hell Not?!)
🤓😁💪🏃🏼👶👶🐶🚣✈️🌅❤️👩🏾
If My Life Was a Headline
What a Globe-Trotting Polish Introvert Taught Me About Freelance Writing
Polish Bald Guy Proves Some Stereotypes Are True 😜
Random Fun Facts
I thought it might be fun to share a few random facts that don’t really fit anywhere else:
- I taught myself how to juggle in high school after my brother had to learn as part of a school assignment.
- I can’t blow a bubble with chewing gum to save my life.
- I am technically a certified hypnotist. I took an online certification as part of the research for my first novel.
- I actually have an IMDb page. I was in talks with a producer for a while about making my novels into movies.
- I was kicked out of Brazil during college.
- Michael Jackson almost ruined my childhood.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
My Favorite Things
- Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird — it’s the book that made me fall in love with reading.
- Favorite movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Favorite quote: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat” by Richard Marcinko, former Navy Seal and founder of Seal Team Six. I think his quote is based on a Greek proverb.
- Favorite stupid joke: Why can’t you hear a Pterodactyl use the bathroom? Because the “P” is silent. 😆
- Favorite animals: Dogs, cats, horses. I love animals.
- Favorite activities: Hiking, kayaking, sand volleyball, traveling, reading, and writing.
- Favorite one of my kids: hmmmmmm….joking!
What I Write
I write about blogging, writing, self-improvement, success, marketing, relationships, and sex. I also write fiction and nonfiction books.
On Medium, I’ve been published in Better marketing, PS I Love You, Blank Page, and The Writing Cooperative (among a few others 😄)
I also created two publications, one as a catch-all for my own writing-related pieces, called The Bald Writer.
The other one, called RelationshipFire, is where I write relationship articles.
“Where’s your will to be weird?” — Jim Morrison
Here is my very serious author photo taken by the very talented Brad Rankin:
My Books
- Wicker Hollow — Standalone suspense thriller about a man who has 72 hours to stop armageddon in a small town.
- Past Lives — First in the Past Lives series about a man who discovers under hypnosis that he is a reincarnated serial killer.
- Present Killing — Second in the Past Lives series.
- Query Letter Swipe File — Exact words, phrases, and templates to write query letters. Based on successful query letters that landed book agents.
I have a few more in the works for the next few years.
My Article Playlists
Here is a list of my articles, categorized in popular “playlists”:
My Most Popular Articles on Medium
Two of my most popular articles are about blowjobs. Interpret that as you will lol.
Here they are:
My favorite comment on this story so far:
“Glad to see you’re writing about your passions lol.” —@ZachKlebaner
My favorite comment on this story so far:
“OK, the fact that I know you wrote this to fill a content gap…and that cover image…well done my friend. 🍆💦” — Kristina Jancar
I also have a few popular articles about writing and marketing:
How to contact me
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