“Dear PoPville,
Saw your 3/12 post about Charlotte the cat. My friend sent me a picture of a new poster on a lamp base: with an 855 hotline number on this new edition, that leads to a very pleasant British voice offering options such as
“hear about charlotte’s day yesterday”, “talk to charlotte”, or “hear what she has to say about the controversy”. It’s my favorite 2026 event, this, whatever it is. A needed non sequitur break from the Horrors.”
“Charlotte is Belgian-Korean. Her mother was a diplomat and her father was a Tycoon. Charlotte rejected the trappings of her family’s aristocratic lifestyle to become a piano player at a famous jazz bar where she is popular for her musical talent and mysterious aura. She is friendly but firm, dazzling but deliberative… And she doesn’t like being asked too many questions about her past. She has traveled extensively (She prefers by train) And she is known to have business in most capitals around the world.
Can be seen at Crispus Attacks Park” (ed. note: Bloomingdale)