Why is political fiction writing a cool thing, and how do you do it? We talk about with none other than the awesome podcaster/musician/prepper/writer/anarchist Margaret Killjoy. We asked her about her journey as a political fiction writer, why she makes the choices that she makes, and the political value of anarchist fiction. We also asked her for some advice for people who want to write their own political fiction!

This interview was recorded in May 2023 at the Pinksterlanddagen, an annual Dutch anarchist festival at an anarchist campsite. This episode is the first collab between Onderstroom and Radio Kookpunt, both of them Dutch language podcasts about radical leftist stuff.

You can find Onderstroom here: https://onderstroom.red

And you can find Radio Kookpunt here: https://open.spotify.com/show/74isRPbK0uITldAIcO7J3o or www.soundcloud.com/kookpunt

Where to find Margaret Killjoy and her work:

WEBSITE

https://birdsbeforethestorm.net/

BOOKS

Escape from Incel Island: https://www.akpress.org/escape-from-intel-island-ebook.html

Book of short stories: We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow: https://www.akpress.org/we-wont-be-here-tomorrow.html

Anarchist utopia book: A Country of Ghosts: https://www.akpress.org/countryofghosts.html

Novellas: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion https://publishing.tor.com/thelambwillslaughterthelion-margaretkilljoy/9780765397355/ and The Barrow Will Send What It May: https://publishing.tor.com/thebarrowwillsendwhatitmay-margaretkilljoy/9780765397379/

PODCASTS

(History) Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qptn7pM3Pzi01rKVBvjG4?si=748db359a9cd4695

(Anarchist preparedness) Live Like the World is Dying: https://open.spotify.com/show/1MecDqUV1mT34hl7nChXVJ?si=2e48c6a807b04ffc

TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAME

Penumbra City: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

MUSIC

Feminazgul: https://feminazgul.bandcamp.com/

Vulgarite: https://vulgarite.bandcamp.com/

Nomadic War Machine https://nomadicwarmachine.bandcamp.com/

The Lathe: https://thelathe.bandcamp.com/

→ intro music: Cistem Failure - Dessert https://cistemfailure.bandcamp.com

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