The Empire Builder

Toasted Cake 182: The Empire Builder by Eden Robins

Episode #182! In which the train steals our covers.

This morning, I woke up next to an Amtrak train.

This story first appeared right here in Fantasy Magazine.

Eden Robins lives in Chicago and will give you a very stern look if you speak disparagingly of the Midwest. Her short fiction has appeared in Shimmer, Apex, Kaleidotrope, and others, her long fiction has appeared on her hard drive, and by day she writes comedy videos for Big Pharma. She co-hosts Tuesday Funk, a monthly live lit show in Chicago, and leaves a trail of dead creative projects in her wake, including the flash fiction magazine Brain Harvest and the weekly podcast Should I Worry About This.

Original airdate: April 30, 2018