Tight Like That

When jazz musicians of the a 30s and a 40s were gettina down, when things were really cookina theya d say, Yeah, make it tight like that. It meant things were good, as good as they could get. Ita s a good thing in fiction, too. The stories in Jim Christya s latest collection span time and space, taking us from the depression-era Deep South to the modern-day Vancouver commute. Private eyes. Old drunks. Yuppies, hippies, and everyone in between gets the trademark Christy work-over. He roughs a em up until they show their mettle. His characters inhabit a world where one wrong move, no matter how small, can set in motion the direst of consequences. Luckily, they dona t let it get in the way of having a fine old time. Compelling, transforming, this collection makes you long for the days when a cup of coffee cost a dime, and dignity wasna t for sale."