Writing/Reading Prologues - Joan Lennon

Recently I came across an article by Casimir Stone titled Tips for Nailing Your Novel's Prologue.  I had just finished writing a draft of one for my work-in-progress and was having doubts.  Do I like prologues in general?  Do I like this prologue specifically?  Do I even like this work-in-progress any more? 

Leonid Pasternak (1862-1945) The Passion of Creation

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(aka "Prologue?  No prologue?")

Writers - what do you think?  Do you write prologues or avoid them like the plague?

Readers - how about you?  Do prologues intrigue or irritate?

And after reading Casimir Stone's article with extreme interest, is my own prologue getting the boot or is it here to stay?  Well, I've come down on the side of keeping it.  Will my agent agree?  That remains to be seen ...

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