The elder Ursula omits some of the juicier details of her experience being locked in the cellar, when telling the story to young Marilyn.

In exactly the same way that Ursula’s observation of the contents of the barrel in the dark, dusty corner of the cellar brought its contents into reality, the opening of the cellar door brings herself as a discoverer of mysteries into reality. Much depends on who opens the door and finds her. Fortunately for Ursula, … Continue reading Pine Street Episode 179: The Adventures of Ursula

Ursula opens the barrel in the dark cellar; it smells of sulphur. What reality has her observation set in motion?

It let her in, and now it locks her in: the trickster universe shuts the cellar door on Ursula as she works up her courage to open the old barrel.

Ursula finds an opportunity to explore the mysterious cellar, and she tempts the trickster spirit of the universe.