In our series on The Seven Deadly Sins, Phill Branch explores SLOTH in this tale of an uncomfortable encounter at a writers' retreat.

Phill Branch teaches writing at Howard University. He's a graduate of The American Film Institute and an award-winning documentary film producer. He has performed personal essays and stories across the country, and has appeared in Story District's OutSpoken, Top Shelf, and Second Tuesday shows. For more of Phill's work, visit his website: www.phillbranch.com.

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Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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