A new addition to the front matter of Cursed Cogs (World Clock Journals Book 1).
Author’s Note
This was a challenging series to write. Which means it may be a challenging series to read, as well. To be fair, I did expect a broken time machine would complicate matters. For some readers, half the satisfaction will be in deciphering exactly how mangled time has become in this alternate world of historic Boston. There is a code hidden in the timestamps at the beginning of each chapter. If you’d like to attempt to unravel that mystery on your own, please skip the next paragraph of this note. If you find yourself turning in circles, and you become lost in time, come back here for a helpful hint.
The morning of September 13th, 1916, was rudely disrupted when a time machine built by Ezra Huxley and wired to the clock inside the Custom House Tower split reality, creating six versions of how the day began—and ended, once the timelines collapsed. The memories of these six timelines are now triggered by the hourly tolling of the clock, a constant source of agony for the quarantined citizens of Late Boston. The last digit in the timestamps reveals which timeline a chapter takes place in (for the September 13th chapters) or which set of memories the world clock is currently inflicting (for the December chapters). The timeline memories cycle in order, 1-6, four times daily to complete a 24-hour day. 8:33 a.m. is for the third timeline, while 11:16 a.m. is for the sixth, and so on. The few timestamps that end in 0 or 7 take place outside of these parameters.
Happy reading and may time always be on your side,
Angela
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