Writing Against the Grain - Dec 2025 - Issue #0

Micro. Raw. Offbeats.

Writing Against the Grain is the official e-Mag of WATG Press, created for misfits, boundary-breakers, and writers who carve their own crooked path.

This Test Issue (#0) introduces the full spirit of Writing Against the Grain: stories that refuse to behave, voices that won’t be quiet, and creators who write the world as they see it—not as they’re told to.

Inside this debut issue, you’ll find:

Three Core Themes

Refusal. Standing Out. Pain.
Three creative territories explored through microfiction, drabbles, memoirs, poems, interviews, and visual art. Every piece is under 300 words—compressed, charged, and unforgettable.

25+ Micro Works From International Writers

Featuring contributions by:
Erin Jamieson · Linette Rabsatt · Marius Creed · Christopher Dabrowski ·
Toshiya Kamei · J. Rocky Colavito · Alexander Limarev · Kenneth Walker ·
Andrea Tillmanns · Gamze Hakli Geray · Robert Hanover · Evan Baughfman
Hannah Moore

Edited by Dakria, founder & editor-in-chief of WATG Press.

What You’ll Read

• Microfiction that cuts deep

• Dark flash and psychological glimpses

• Horror, surrealism, and speculative twists

• Raw creative nonfiction and memoir slices

• A portrait/interview of Hannah Moore

• Postasemic visual art by Alexander Limarev

• New book releases from WATG authors

• And original columns from Dr. Damned

This issue is a celebration of writers who risk honesty, who speak from the margins, who choose friction over conformity.

If you love dark flash, outsider voices, micro literature, experimental storytelling, or emotionally charged nonfiction, this emag is for you.

Writing Against the Grain – Issue #0