Spinning a yarn with Twine

I've been learning a new literacy practice in school the past few weeks.  It's an online literacy game called Twine.  I had to laugh at myself because I didn't get the name until my son asked, "Twine? You mean like yarn?"  I had an a-ha moment right then. 

​​spin a yarn-Tell a story, especially a long drawn-out or totally fanciful one, as in This author really knows how to spin a yarn, or Whenever he's late he spins some yarn about a crisis. Originally a nautical term dating from about 1800, this expression probably owes its life to the fact that it embodies a double meaning, yarn signifying both "spun fiber" and "a tale

         http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/spin+a+yarn

This all  just goes to prove, you're never too old to learn something new, especially a literacy practice with a really great name.  As a writer, I'm always looking for the challenge of conquering a new way to write.  You can check out my Twine story below.  It's about how this writer learned to appreciate the two basic literacy practices of reading and writing.

Collett Learns to Read and Write