Hi, Kathy.
The prologue was deliberately confusing and it intrigued me enough to keep me reading along.
The early versions of the prologue were much longer. As the overall story developed, I realized that the long introduction was hurting more that it helped. Each time I revisited that section, it got a little shorter. I'm glad that the final version worked.
I just assumed they were from alternate universes -- so I really like how you went the extra step of explaining that they were a trial run for the Pub staff.
When I first thought of the Pub, it was only going to be for cross-dimensional dating. Unfortunately, I could never find a version of one of those stories that worked. So in many ways, this was a trial run of the Pub for me too. Maybe next time I'll find an engaging story along those lines.
Thank you so much for the note.
Bob
