Chris Kouju Koh

@ckohwrites.bsky.social

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Chinese father, Sino-Kadazan mother, I write fantasy and reinterpret #Malaysia and #Borneo myths 🇲🇾 🇱🇺 🇧🇳 Editor & ex-Journalist of 10 years SFWA member, ADHD, 🏳️‍🌈 Ally | 🚫AI Malaysian Creatives starter pack here! https://go.bsky.app/Q8517ww

The Thanksgiving decor outside our hotel in St Paul, Minnesota. There are pumpkins and cute scarecrows with autumn leaves and straw
A selfie of me with the Christmas tree at Union Station, Chicago
Screenshot from the game Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon, when your character looks like they might be swallowed whole by a monster (in my case Writer's Despair) #gottakeepbelieving
Funny public service announcement in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport bathroom
A view of pretty clouds out an airplane window
The front cover of the anthology + mini RPG Our Dust Earth, by Air and Nothingness Press
Selection of books and magazines sold at the airport
Our cat Goldie looking out the window of our Chicago apartment, whih shows a third-storey view of some suburb-like homes right in the middle of a city. The apartment is mostly unpacked and somewhat fit for humans.
The open call for fiction submissions from Taco Bell Quarterly, and it is taco(t)lessly epic.
The living room before the furniture is brought in
Chicago cityscape
Route 44 cup of cold brew coffee from Sonic. Huge!
The storefront of Malacca Cafe, a fabulous Malaysian restaurant near Dallas
Holding up two copies of the Our Dust Earth anthology volumes by Air and Nothingness Press, a series of stories based on a hybrid Dying Earth world
A screenshot of LibGen showing a list of authors who contributed to the anthology Trenchcoats Towers and Trolls by World Weaver Press
Trying to see around a big fluffy cat during a zoom call
Screenshot of a discord conversation showing a post shaming a rat who nibbles on soap. I reply that 'He sounds squeaky clean to me' XD
Screenshot of a news article excerpt describing a German green card holder resident being detained and cruelly interrogated by supposed immigration agents. This is the second case of a green card holder being detained in the US within a week
Cover showing a tentacled robot monster hovering in the sky and being ridden by a suited figure, confronting a 2nd figure on the ground, standing in rubble. Lots of fog/toxic vapors swirl about. This is the Our Dust Earth anthology by Air and Nothingness Press, open for preorder! It contains a collection of a mini-TTRPG of a hybrid dying earth world, and 19 short stories to inspire worldbuilding!
A view during the Klias River Cruise, in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. A small boat with a blue canvas roof on the water, that reflects the mauve and pink colours of the sunset. The view is serene with the silhouettes of trees, and green foliage in the distance. Photo by Roberto Repose (https://unsplash.com/@reposo)
A screenshot of two food spots - Three Fold in Arkansas, and Sichuan Folk near Dallas
A striking view of the Kuala Lumpur city centre in Malaysia, that includes the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, the king of phallic structures anywhere. The city skyline is framed against what looks to be an early morning sky. Unplash photo by Patrick Langwallner (https://unsplash.com/@patresinger)
A screenshot of the wordcount and first sentence of a short story written in the Ellipsus collab writing tool.
A webcam picture of the cat Goldie Doubloon the Pirate Queen helping herself to my lap while I am trying to type on a laptop
A woman in a greenish-blue dress lying on the floor against a yellow armchair, her hands covering her face. Photo by Hanna Postova on Unplash (https://unsplash.com/@annapostovaya)
A screenshot of Ellipsus's timer function, accessible through the hourglass icon. There are windows for Hours and Minutes.
The photo of a Danish pastry on a paper towel placed on top of a pot of tea. Beside the pot is a paper cup of tea with lemon. The background is at my desk
A screenshot of a vintage book entitled Malay Mistress. Below it is the sub- headline: A wild yank on the prowl in the passion jungles of the orient! By Clyde Allison. At the bottom of the book cover is the words: This is an original nightstand book. 50 cents.
A screenshot of the translation for the English word Welcome to Kadazan: Kopisanangan do Kinorikatan
A screenshot of my short story work-in-progress set in Malaysia
A screenshot of someone asking what's a better save symbol than the floppy disk. I said a symbol of Jesus. Because Jesus Saves.
A pretty book of 20 stamps of the US flag in red, white and blue.
A screenshot of my freestyle answers to a survey about AI's usefulness in business and productivity. One example of a question said How do you think businesses can overcome financial or ethical barriers to AI adoption. My answers was "easily businesses are soulless machines"
Goldie Doubloon the Pirate Queen curled up in a ball, on a yellow duvet, against the cold in Austin Texas
A short clip of two black fancy rats having their meal after an hour of roaming time. Their names are La'zael and Shadowheart.
A screenshot of a box of 60 Grade A eggs from Walmart's Great Value brand.
A Smithsonian article with the headline "Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Tomb Belonging to a Doctor Who Treated Egyptian Pharaohs 4,100 Years Ago" With the sub-headline "The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician's name and titles, which include 'director of medicinal plants' and 'chief dentist'"
A Chinese New Year themed floral decoration inside a house with cheerful yellow walls, of an artificial but pretty arrangement of pink peonies interspersed with branches of delicate white blooms. This arrangement was set up by my mother, as is tradition every lunar New Year. This decoration was put up for the recent 2025 Year of the Snake in January.
A set of 12 donuts decorated with the Valentine's Day theme
A photo of me dramatically face down on the bed wearing a bathrobe and very messy hair. After sending this photo, I got my coffee XD
Goldie Doubloon the Pirate Queen a sleeping on a blanket set on a thrift-store barber chair, at home
A gorgeous sunset beach view from Tanjung Aru, Sabah, Malaysia. From the horizon, the sky is flush with the colour gradients of orange, then red and pinks, then indigos, and towards the upper parts of the sky, touches of blue then navy. The calm sees look gold from the setting sun, and you can see the silhouette of Sulug island, one of five islands off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo. Photo by CK Yeo on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@seakei)
A gorgeous view of the summit of Mount Kinabalu (13,435 ft), in Sabah, Malaysia. One can see the granite peaks pointed towards the navy-coloured sky. From your vantage point, you can see the clouds below, and a hint of pink in the sky of either sunrise or sunset. Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@niktravelstheworld?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Nik Schmidt</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-very-tall-mountain-with-some-clouds-in-the-sky-JXphbLClTbc?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a>
An illustration from the Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1977). The page shows what appears to be an android playing a violin, and another wearing a dress and waving to someone in the distance.
One of the illustrations in the Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1977), that embodies my feelings of numbness, post-performance trauma, and exhaustion.
This except from Owen Rutter's 1922 text 'British North Borneo: An Account of Its History, Resources and Native Tribes) mentions the account of a priest who asks an old Dusun chief on his death bed whether he had any enemies to forgive. The aged warrior says: "No, Father. I have killed them all."
The symbol of a ghost, an expression of disembodiment and disconnection with the increasing fascist world and grim times we live in.
A vintage typewriter. It resembles a short squat piano, mostly of wood likely painted black, with cute brass buttons. On the lid is the word 'Remington'. Photo by Domino Studio on Unplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/classic-black-remington-typewriter-m2JlMXdqb3s?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash
A screenshot of the 19 writers whose stories will be included in the Our Dust Earth anthology by Air and Nothingness press. The anthology will also include the rules for a mini tabletop RPG, describing the world where the stories take place as world building an inspiration.
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A ground-level view of the Austin protest 'We the People Reject Project 2025' in front of the Texas Capitol, as part of the 50501 Movement. The sky is grey, with no sun and just a touch of drizzling. Hundreds took part, carried signs, chanted for their rights in an orderly fashion. A woman with her face blurred can be seen holding up a sign that says "Womens Rights are Human Rights"
Beer bread made with 1/2 stick melted butter, 3 cup flour, 1 cup cheddar cheese, baking powder, sugar, salt. Half the butter poured into loaf pan, batter in, then pour the rest butter on top, bake 50min 350 degree
Chinese New Year themed decorations for the year of the snake, in the form of pretty pink flowers arranged by my mother.
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Cover art for The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway omnibus