Reading Some Days Run Long is like taking a leisurely stroll along the aisles of a rural general store. The shelves are stocked with whimsy, humour, ire, reflection, tall tales, and passion. Some of the in-store specials feature rhyming poems that may bring to mind the rhythms of Casey at the Bat or The Cremation of Sam McGee. Signs above the aisles will direct you to Cape Breton, Alaska, Lake Ontario\u2019s Quinte Island and aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship. Animals are welcome here so don\u2019t be surprised to meet a grizzly bear, fox and a crafty raven. And like any good general store, whatever you need, you\u2019ll find between the covers of Some Days Run Long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<i>Some Days Run Long and other stories<\/i> features whimsy, humour, ire, reflection, tall tales, and passion. It even includes rhyming poems. Bill Conall’s novel <i>The Promised Land: a novel of Cape Breton<\/i> won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 2014. His earlier novel <i>The Rock in the Water<\/i> was short-listed for the same award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":127299,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[25681],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-126999","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"product_language-eng","6":"product_subjects-fiction","7":"product_subjects-short-stories-single-author","8":"biblio_share_tag-fiction-short-stories-single-author","9":"product_cat-the-fall-winter-collection","10":"entry","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n