Ben Broeren
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Ben Broeren is a native of Wisconsin and has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers and alternative weeklies in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin. His journalism has been published in "Isthmus," "The Capital Times," and "New City."

In addition to journalism and academia, he has experience as a dishwasher, a kitchen assistant, a cook, a warehouse tractor driver, a mail clerk, a hotel clerk, a personal service assistant for disabled adults, a bookseller, a volunteer for a presidential campaign, a volunteer legal clerk for a civil rights firm, and a volunteer for WORT community radio.

Ben currently lives with his wife, his son, and his dog in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. He writes to explore history, his mental state, and multiple views of the worlds we find ourselves in. He hopes his readers not only find an escape, but discover humor and passions that drive all our stories. When not writing and editing to educate and entertain, he tutors at Chicago Public Library to bridge the digital divide.

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