Cathy Free

“I feel this opossum in my soul,” someone commented on Facebook.

“If it doesn’t work out, you can kick them out in the morning,” said Julie Castle, CEO of the nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society.

Evie Riski’s dozens of diaries are not only a record of life in North Dakota over the decades, they have helped to solve minor family arguments.

Hearing my mother’s voice again was a shock, but it made me smile.

Sha’Nya Bennett said when she and her partner pulled into a Krispy Kreme parking lot, “that’s when I knew this baby was going to be born in the car.”

“It’s honestly not just about saving money for us, though,” Tarryn Pitt said. “What we’re doing is super sustainable, and I love giving old things new life.”

“It was in very rough shape – dust was everywhere, and there was a gluey substance under the keys that prevented them from working,” said passenger Josiah Jackson.

“I go home with armloads almost every day,” Melanie Diaz said of the new merchandise she finds in dumpsters behind big box stores.

“I was flabbergasted when I saw the photos,” said Barry Sharman, 78, who recently saw his wedding portraits for the first time.

“I decided to pick up trash and treat it like a fun scavenger hunt,” said Andrey Kagan, who now has an online following for his weekly outings.