Filmmaker and developer Garrett Murray is pioneering a new kind of short short story on his blog–a movement we have dubbed crash report fiction. Every time Photoshop crashes, Murray emails a short and bitter story to the company instead of a crash report (like the story posted above).
We’d love to see more writers follow Murray’s example, sending software corporations stories that channel a unique sense of frustration. As Murray explained on his blog: “You know, I hadn’t planned on this being a regular feature of the site, but these days Photoshop is just begging me to do it.”
All of his crash report stories are archived at this link. Here’s an excerpt from a recent story with a particularly violent ending: “Tracy was the youngest in her family, but by far the smartest. While her sisters were in high school they had focused on boys and parties and cheerleading, but Tracy hit the books and received top marks. She was the valedictorian. The class president. The head of Model UN. When Samantha dropped out of college to take a job as a backup dancer for Beyonce, Tracy laughed and shrugged.”