On the border between two generations, the younger cohort in Gen X risks falling through the cracks when it comes to assessments of our needs and indeed discussions of our fate.

FORBES: The Challenges Facing Gen X Women

Concrete cracks when it is punctured by a screw.

FORBES: The Taming of the Screw

Even when there is no earthquake, it's impossible for me to live in a room with so many cracks on the wall and one side of the ceiling dropped.

WSJ: Rescuers Work to Reach Quake Area