No Knife for You

A Collection of Pocketknives by Partyzan XXI
licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

I like to respond to the #SixWordStory prompts given by Writer.ly (and others) on Twitter. They are a fun way to get my writing day started. And sometimes there is a story behind the story.

My dad used to love pocket knives. He gave me many over the years. He also gave some to my siblings and my children. And he taught us how to use them properly.

Don’t cut toward yourself.
Keep your fingers out of the way.
Make sure ot...