So work to humanize the story, to inject humor, wit, and anything else you can bring to bear to heighten the readers' interest. The story should be e-mailed as an attached file, preferably in Microsoft Word. If you cannot provide that format, the story should be attached in text format. The photo would be attached as a TIF, scanned at 200. If you are unable to e-mail the photograph, then you would mail it to the address given above.
Writers generally cover own expenses.
No reprints or simsubs. I will want to see a few feature clips that demonstrate the writer's best work before making a decision to assign a story. I definitely look for previous publishing experience and would want to see samples of your best published work before making an assignment. That's a good opportunity for less experienced writers to break into print with The Good Life, and it reduces the magazine's risk by not making assignments and banking on people who don't have the track record of the writers we generally publish.