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Kim Brooks
Kim Brooks has written for Glimmer Train, One Story, Epoch, Babble and the Missouri Review. She also writes non-fiction for The Crier. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
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Slave to the boob tube
I tried to keep my baby from watching TV. Then I realized, maybe I'm the one who's addicted.
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