TORONTO (NP) 25 March 2011 – After an open letter to Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper expressing concern that his unreasonable demands for payment had placed the paper in financial difficulty, writer Nino Ricci has been assured that the paper is alive and well.
“The best part is they’re still going to pay me. . . . I can’t wait to tell my children.”
“I’m sorry we’ve put you through this,” responded editor-in-chief John Stackhouse in the face of Ricci’s contrition, and added, “other writers have suffered the same,” suggesting that Ricci has not been alone in experiencing guilt for a relentless pursuit of payment.
Ricci, for his part, was greatly relieved to learn that his actions had not placed the paper in peril. “And the best part is they’re still going to pay me. The cheque is in the mail, they said. I can’t wait to tell my children.”
What did you learn in school today? Sharing.
I told my children, and their tiny eyes wept with joy. The mere promise of payment revived a hope I thought had long ago died forever. Thank you Nino, and thank you Globe and Mail.
And thank you, Steven, for your thanks, and for your hope. Without hope, what hope is there?
delighted to be kept appraised.
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.. that his actions had in not placed the paper ..
Thank you!