She finds a set of stairs in the middle of a forest and decides to climb... This episode is not explicit. Written and performed by Jackie Jorgenson Jackie Jorgenson is a 5x award-winning actor with comedy and classical training. She is also a 3x award-winning screenwriter with a focus on comedy, drama, and fantasy. https://anchor.fm/talesfromtheaether TRANSCRIPT Okay, so here I am on a forest hike and I've come across a set of stairs. Like, an actual staircase right off the beaten path. They lead to an intricately carved, sturdy-looking door at the top. Do I dare approach it? When I peek around, there's nothing on the other side. Still, I take a step up. The wind stirs. Another step. Now it howls. Another step. It blows steady against my back pushing me onward. Another step. Another step. Another step. I open the door. The wind lifts me up off my feet and guides me over the threshold… and everything's changed.