If a tree falls in a forest and someone hears it...

If a tree falls in a forest and someone hears it, does the tree have an effect? When does watching break the rules? In Georgiann's short story a falling tree interacts with its observer and changes her in a profound way. The boundaries between sight, sounds and reality fall apart. Author Georgiann Baldino reworks the old philosophy question—this time with the tree in charge.