The Generation Above Me

A blog maintained by Karen D. Austin aka "Wren" --gerontologist since 2010 with prior education and teaching experience since 1980 in literature, comp/rhet, education, and psychology.

Friday, January 27, 2017

Tinkers: Book Review

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Published January 1, 2009 Paul Harding won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2010 for his novel Tinkers , a story about three generation...

Friday, January 13, 2017

White Blood Cell Count: Biomarker of Health

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Photo by keepingtime_ca . Most people know that having a high white blood cell count is most likely a sign that the body is fighting an...

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Sunday, January 1, 2017

Happy 5th Blogoversary to TGAM

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Image by Nick Lee . Today marks the fifth anniversary of this blog on aging. Initially, this was a place for me to record my observat...

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

2016 Top Ten Posts

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Photo by Sam Churchill . Over the last year, this blog enjoyed a significant jump in readership. Thank you, dear readers, for traveli...

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Karen D. Austin aka "Wren": Ephraim, Utah, United States; Adjunct at Snow College & circulation clerk at Ephraim Public Library. Gerontology MA from Wichita State 2013 and gero adjunct at UE & USI for 8 yrs. Bookworm, gym rat, thrift store fashionista, ESC fan, proud American. Spouse of a college administrator / author, mom to two: 1. Ball State U grad now music teacher 2. Walmart cashier pursing the HVAC trade Coexist! Crone to be. Email: karendaustin (at) gmail dot com.

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