This is your opportunity to speak to the world at large, to help them understand you, if you wish to be understood. The article will be approved by Ms. Potts, and it will only go to my editor to be printed if I have her okay. None of you have to talk to me. I have a consent form that will be signed by both of us, and notarized to reflect your permission for me to use your own words, as said by you, with context, and attributed to you. If you don't want me to use your name in any way, all you have to do is say the word and I promise I will abide by that.
And truthfully, this works both ways. If you have questions for me, ask them. I'll answer to the best of my knowledge. I'll tell you now that I have a brother who runs a photography studio in midtown Manhattan. He and his husband have two children, and right now I'm staying with them. I'm addicted to Starbucks and coffee in general.