A tribute and poem to a life lost too early. — I don’t usually write poetry or song lyrics but Kobe was not only my inspiration and hero but he saved my life. He inspired me when I was a kid without any confidence or self-esteem. Kobe This man, this legend was so great 12-year-old little me just wanted to imitate. I looked up…

Have you chased the follow, tried all the tricks, and still had no success? The secrets are down below. — Photo by Olenka Sergienko: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-black-ceramic-mug-3806690/ I am a relatively new writer, not the most advanced but not the most inexperienced either. I took on this behemoth known as Medium like everyone else. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to have 100 thousand followers at the drop of my pen or rather peck of the keyboard. I failed.

This isn't the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy but this is the hitchhiker's guide to the red state(what its like living blue in a red state)guide if you’re a progressive or a liberal and you’re considering moving to a red state, you already live in a red state, or you…

It has been a few weeks now since our city of Boise was descended upon by the followers of Bundy. They belong to many groups and go by many names, and every individual seems to have their own agenda. Is it a crowd of crusaders or terrorists? I guess a…

He sits there not moving except for his arm rocking back and forth as he takes each puff…. then he hears the words. Mr. Park? He doesn’t answer but starts to lift his head She asks again are you, Andy Park? As he raises his head slowly or what appears…

The real question behind the theory of reality. — We have watched it play out in film and we have seen Hollywood's interpretation or at least some in Hollywood's interpretation of what mankind would be like under a simulation but what would it be like. …

A list of things that can only happen in Idaho(or seem to) — Photo by Binyamin Mellish: https://www.pexels.com/photo/idaho-map-108942/ I put together a short list of things that can only happen in Idaho. Idaho is very unique, diverse, confusing, contradictory, majestic, and ever-evolving and I suspect this list will continue to evolve as well. Hopefully, that evolution will be for the better.

(Comedy)My ideal roommate is violent, doesn’t pay rent, and doesn’t clean! — Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-orange-jumpsuit-and-gray-shirt-using-vacuum-cleaner-6195285/ My ideal candidate would be perfect for taking on a date. The pronouns would be she, although some could qualify as a he. I like my roommate to be black and easy to carry on my back. White models are also fun but easily spotted…

What does it mean to be an American(United States)? — It’s a question we all have to ask ourselves at one point or another when we grow up in the USA. Currently, we find ourselves at a crossroads between two ideologies and forces of nature. Does it seem we all need to pick a side and ask ourselves what it…