note to editors If you've received a personal essay or story proposal from me, it should tell you I read your magazine regularly and sense our alignment. Working with me is easy, breezy. The cherry on top is my quick delivery of the goods. While cherries add zing, I realize that nothing tops your glee over a provocative pitch with masterful execution written all over it.   A natural collaborator, my philosophy is that a writer's brazen story idea is more likely to actualize with your vision in mind. As a writer with big ideas, trending is my thing. A few 'firsts.'