About

An Inspiring Palm Tree

Hello friend. This is the page to help you learn all about your resident blogger Christopher Kotcher. Writing has always been a passion of mine. I love to create new worlds and tell the stories I discover there. Storytelling is just something I will always do because I love to do it. The talent’s especially worthwhile when I see my writing, my stories, touch my family and friends. Now I want to expand my audience. I want to see how many lives my work can impact.

Of course, writing is only half of this site’s tagline, “Writing and Inspiration.” I want this site to show people that inspiration can come from anywhere. My writing has been shaped by countless stories, experiences, and encounters over the years. I am thankful for all these sources of inspiration and wish to give them the credit they deserve. Hopefully, I can lead you to see such inspiration in your own life. I want this site to help you take your stories, experiences, and encounters and make something amazing out of them.

If you wish to read more about my personal history and how it shapes this site, please read my first blog post. You can also check the portfolio for examples of my writing. Please remember that some pieces there may be considered works in progress. Other pieces have been published and contain links to purchase their books.

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25 Things About Me

Beauty, the Beautiful Boxer Pup
  1. I loved writing before I loved reading.
  2. The book which sparked my love of reading was Dante’s The Divine Comedy.
  3.  I am an only child.
  4. One of my best times with my dad was my high school’s All Night Party. We dueled with batons on an inflatable arena.
  5. The first Christmas present I ever wrapped was for my mom.
  6. My favorite places to go on vacation include Florida and “Up North” Michigan. Cincinnati, Ohio, can be pretty good too.
  7. My family is filled with dog lovers, specifically boxer dogs. We currently have an awesome pup named Beauty.
  8. During college, I helped my parents care for my maternal grandma.
  9. The first video game I ever played was Pokémon Blue Version on my mom’s Game Boy Color.
  10. Most of my gaming today is done on the Nintendo Switch system.
  11. My favorite video game series of all time is the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy. Thanks to Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, I can now play it on my Nintendo Switch!
  12. My favorite Switch game is currently a toss up between The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
  13. Most of my friends in elementary and middle school did not support my dreams of becoming a writer.
  14. I went to Catholic schools for twelve years. First at a place called Our Lady of Good Counsel, then at a place called St. Mary’s.
  15. The yellow jacket I wore throughout high school became a relic of sorts around the school. I would wear it to major events and receive thunderous applause. People even wore the yellow jacket to pose as me.
  16. This same yellow jacket was donated to the school a year after my graduation. For a time, the jacket hung in the headmaster’s office.
  17. I went to college at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. It offered a great education for a (relatively) low price.
  18. I am certified to teach English and History in high school.
  19. cKotch.Com was not my original name for this site. Past ideas included YellowJacketBlog, Kotcher1600, and Kotch.Com.
  20. On the site, cKotch.Com will always be stylized with a lower case “c.” This is done to align it with other tech-related names like iPhone and eBay.
  21. cKotch.Com launched on December 7, 2018. This was the same day that the Nintendo crossover game Super Smash Bros Ultimate was released.
  22. In Super Smash Bros Ultimate, my main fighter is the ninja frog Greninja. Evil crocodile King K. Rool and carnivorous flower Piranha Plant are close seconds.
  23. My first published book, Five Strange Stories, was released on Amazon on February 16, 2019.
  24. The cKotch.Com portfolio used to list its contents on the main portfolio page. Now these pieces are listed under three separate sub-pages: Books, Poems, and Short Stories.
  25. The cKotch.Com Contact page used to be on the main menu. Now it can be found under Resources.