Hey! Your best years are ahead. Annette Keen shares her understanding of the meaning of life, and admits there is no simple potion to extend the bloom of youth, but accepts the challenges and triumphs, the love and laughter that come with the years.

Annette Keen remembers her childhood in a Displaced Person Camp. “I am Joshua, Defender of Israel,” are the words spoken by a five-year old boy who helped her overcome monsters, and defend her against them, soothing away her nightmares as a child in a horrific situation. The article speaks of a childhood stolen and of affection found despite their surroundings.

A computer doesn’t break down, it crashes. And when it crashes, it does so because it has been corrupted. Annette Keen tells of her experience with her crashed computer.

We are introduced to the enigmatic “O” gene which allows the writer’s father a system of chaos as compared with the order of her husband and daughter who are fastidiously neat and organized.