Existential angst is tough enough when you're human. When you're a purple giraffe in a comic strip, you know you're being watched, and none of your friends believe you, it's even harder. A Locus Recommended Reading selection, "Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely" also appeared in Year's Best Fantasy #5.
"Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely," a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by David D. Levine.
