I asked a neural network about the origin of the title. The network guessed this:
Based on the context you provided, I suspect the title "I Can Read Names in Clouds" is referencing the song "I Can Read the Sky" by Tommy Makem. The lyrics in the excerpted dialogue seem to play on the lines:
I got a new story published! Many thanks to my editor, PseudoBob Delightus. It is a mystery and sci-fi short story. I have finished it already, so do not worry about getting yet another incomplete story.