Hezaasan

@hezaasan
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Hobbyist theatre director/actor/enthusiast, professional transactional contract negotiatior, art lover, occassional blogger, wistful wanderer. Neil Gaiman made me come here. Occasionally have stuff to say about #theatre, #Detroit, #writing, and #hearingloss.

Hmmm, I wonder if he likes his present.

#catsofmastodon #cats

#caturday πŸŒŠπŸˆπŸŒ…
#Caturday kitty in (mostly) black & white

Farkle's subtle statement about my love for puzzles.

#caturday

Students respond better to feedback when it's depersonalized.

Personal: Your wording here is unclear
Impersonal: The wording here is unclear.

Personal: Your organization is confusing.
Impersonal: The organization is confusing.

Personal: You made the opposite claim in the previous paragraph.
Impersonal: The previous paragraph made the opposite claim.

I've found that this makes a massive difference, giving students the detachment they need to focus on their writing.

#AcademicMastodon

Today is Native Women's Equal Pay Day. In the US, the pay gap between white women and Black and brown women, is *greater* than the pay gap between white women and white men. There's a sleight of hand that often happens: when we talk about pay gaps, we talk about all women (to maximise the perceived gap), but the remedies usually benefit white women (because racism).

We could close more of the pay gap by addressing racism

#equalPayDay #equalPayDay2022 #equalPay #racism #sexism #oneWaySolidarity

With my being new here, plus all the talk about #hearingloss and new no-prescription #hearingaids coming on the market, I figure this is a good time to share a bit of my story. To anyone out there struggling silently (all meanings intended), I see you.
http://mutteringretreats.com/2020/09/05/have-hearing-loss-will-travel/
Have Hearing Loss, Will Travel

Muttering Retreats
People living with HIV still encounter fear and ignorance, often based on out of date information. Most people remain unaware that effective HIV treatment also means that there is no risk of sexual transmission.
For #WorldAIDSDay I spoke to Metro about the persistence of HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay2022 #HIV #AIDS #UequalsU #HIVchanged #FightHIVStigma
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/01/3-in-4-people-with-hiv-say-they-still-experience-discrimination-17854050/
3 in 4 people with HIV say they still experience discrimination

Metro.co.uk

A conversation with an ancient.
I looked back up the track, that led to the Afon Chwefri, to look back at my daughters silhouette, aside an old oak, a sentinel tree of path, a ford of old. A place where Prince Llewelyn was thought to have lost.

If trees could speak, a silent witness of centuries of time, an intergenerational account of old.
#photography #AncientTrees #trees #storytelling #blackandwhite