Larry Thacker's new collection of 22 short stories, Labor Days, Labor Nights, with recurring characters has its share of quirky and amusing figures. The language is colloquial and relaxed for easy reading. The characters are working-class people dealing with the sometimes zany business of their lives. It is a story collection hard to put down. Some stories remind of a latter-day Eudora Welty, others have a hint of James Thurber. A fine collection to add to anyone's fiction library.
—Ron Houchin, author of Talking to Shadows