The Berry Pickers

by Amanda Peters

“Screw off,” I said as I turned and made my way into the crowd. You never know what your last words to someone are going to be, and it’s hard to reconcile it when the deed is done and the person is gone.

Words are powerful and funny things, said or unsaid.

The need for conformity and for the attention of others can lead to a life of misery.

“Money is not a substitute for a father or for a son.”

Own your mistakes, make amends and move on. We

anger and sadness are just two different sides of the same coin. Every

money rarely helps with the things that are the most important.

“Anger is exhausting. Holding on to it will drain the life out of you.”

he was a lost soul, and lost souls have to find their own way home.”