Ben BroerenBen Broeren is a native of Wisconsin and has a couple of degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers and alternative weeklies in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin. He currently lives with his wife his kid, and his dog in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. When not writing and editing, he likes to cook various types of cuisine, read, tutor young writers, ride his recumbent trike, and keep up with what's going on. Read More Read Less