by Carl Nixon
‘Like Wallpaper’ first appeared in the anthology Boys’ Own Stories, edited by Graeme Lay, Tandem Press, 2000; was broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 2000; and was the title story of Like Wallpaper: New Zealand Short Stories for Teenagers, edited by Barbara Else, Random House, 2005.
‘Dreams of a Suburban Mercenary’ was broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 2002.
‘Fish ’n’ Chip Shop Song’ was purchased by Radio New Zealand, 2002.
‘Weight’ was first published in the Sunday Star-Times, 1999; and broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 2000.
‘The Raft’ was purchased by Radio New Zealand in 2003; and first published in the Timaru Herald, 2004.
‘Tuesday’s Child’ was broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 2005.
‘Experiments in SPACE and TIME’ was first published in the Christchurch Press, 2003; and broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 2004.
‘My Father Running with a Dead Boy’ was first published in the Sunday Star-Times, 1997; broadcast by Radio New Zealand, 1999; appeared in Authors’ Choice, edited by Owen Marshall, Penguin, 2001; and in Essential New Zealand Short Stories, edited by Owen Marshall, Random House, 2002.
About the Author
Carl Nixon is a full-time writer of short fiction and plays. His recent works for the stage include adaptations of Lloyd Jones’ Deutz Medal winner The Book of Fame and J. M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize winner Disgrace. The University of Canterbury has awarded Carl the 2006 Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing, supported by Creative New Zealand. He lives in Christchurch with his young family.
Copyright
The assistance of Creative
New Zealand is gratefully
acknowledged by the author.
National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Nixon, Carl, 1967-
Fish ’n’ chip shop song and other stories / by Carl Nixon.
ISBN-13: 978–1–77553–139–5
ISBN-10: 1–86941–761–5
I. Title.
NZ823.2—dc 22
A VINTAGE BOOK
published by
Random House New Zealand
18 Poland Road, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand
www.randomhouse.co.nz
First published 2006
© 2006 Carl Nixon
The moral rights of the author have been asserted
ISBN-13: 978 1 77553 139 5
ISBN-10: 1 86941 761 5
Text design: Katy Yiakmis
Cover design: Matthew Trbuhovic
Cover images: Fish and chips — Photo New Zealand;
NZ infantry Faenz Italy (DA-07953-F)— Alexander
Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand;
other photos — Matthew Trbuhovic
Printed in Australia by Griffin Press