Stacy Got Her Book Picked Up! Sam Got Laid Off! Everyone Got What They Wanted!!! (BONUS EPISODE)
Release Date: 12/12/2025
Stacy Got Her Book Picked Up! Sam Got Laid Off! Everyone Got What They Wanted!!! (BONUS EPISODE)
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In this Bonus Episode, Sam and Stacy go over all the things that have happend since the podcast first came out! And...a lot of things have happened! This episode was recorded in April, 2025. Also, dear listener--we have some really exciting news! On multiple fronts! First thing: Buckle up for another round in the slog y'all, because we will be back at it again for Season 2, which will be coming out in Spring 2026! Yee-haw! Second thing: If you’ve ever thought to yourself…boy, I would love to spend some time with Sam and Stacy working on my writing…well now you can! We are planning...
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Season 1 Final Slog Notes: Incorporating Writing Advice and Eating Humble Pie, the Sam Burns and Stacy Boe Story
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In this Slog Notes episode, Sam and Stacy talk about what they learned from their conversation with Sayantani, how Sam has found success incorporating Sayantani’s writing advice, and why the #therapy is working. This episode was recorded January, 2024. Also, dear listener--this is the last episode of Season 1! We hope you enjoyed this podcast as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you for listening. Your Co-Scribblers, Sam & Stacy Links . . .
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Slog Notes: Sam's Giant Meltdown
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Michael McGriff and the Language of Imagination
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Slog Notes: Stealing Poems from Seven-Year-Olds
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On this inaugural Slog Notes episode, Sam and Stacy talk about what they learned from their conversation with Oscar, how they’re currently balancing their sloggy activities with their corporate jobs, personal rejections, stealing poems from seven-year-olds, and why two bathrobes are always better than one. This episode was recorded in March, 2023. Links . . .
info_outlineIn this Bonus Episode, Sam and Stacy go over all the things that have happend since the podcast first came out! And...a lot of things have happened! This episode was recorded in April, 2025.
Also, dear listener--we have some really exciting news! On multiple fronts!
First thing: Buckle up for another round in the slog y'all, because we will be back at it again for Season 2, which will be coming out in Spring 2026! Yee-haw!
Second thing: If you’ve ever thought to yourself…boy, I would love to spend some time with Sam and Stacy working on my writing…well now you can!
We are planning to hold a writing conference in Mexico City, tentatively scheduled for May 2027. I will be teaching Fiction, Stacy will be teaching Memoir, and Oscar Oswald from Episode 1 will be teaching Poetry. This conference will also have cultural excursions, time to write and relax, and be a place to gather with other like-minded writers who are trying to fit their writing and creativity into all the gaps and cracks of their lives, too.
This event is currently scheduled for 2027, but we would love to hear from you if you’re interested in attending a conference in 2026. If you are, just shoot us a quick email at WorkWhilepodcast@gmail.com to let us know you’re interested. If we have enough interest for 2026, we will get the ball rolling!
Hold onto your hats and see you in Season 2!!
Sam & Stacy
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