Chortler on a Train, No. 1 is live on Substack today. This episode is the companion to it.

Madame J notices what people wear because what people wear is information. She was a spy. That kind of attention doesn't retire just because the war ended.

This week I talk about:

• What Madame J sees when she opens that curtain and looks at the dead man across the aisle
• Why I built her eye for style into the character from the very beginning
• What we all do every day without realizing it
• What your style is actually saying right now whether you intend it or not
• And the research rabbit hole that gave me a better detail than I imagined

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