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So Ricci gets a hard-on because he trended on twitter for fifteen minutes. Pathetic. What writers will stoop to for a little attention. Meanwhile he’ll never work in this town again.

Then there’s those ten thousand hits on his web site. Average pageviews: one. Average bounce rate: 85%. Average length of stay: ten seconds.

About nine seconds more than Ricci deserves.

In the beginning was The Word. Then came OG. OGtheBLOG was born.

Filed Under: Hidden Tagged With: Globe and Mail, OGtheBLOG™

New York II: L’air du Temps

Ricci walks into a bar, bartender says, Say, aren’t you the guy who makes the perfume?

ha ha

How many times does he have to put up with this, Ricci thinks, when will the humiliation end? The half dozen listeners in plastic chairs in the crowded corners of downtown bookstores while the cappuccino machine whooshes in the background. The interviews for web sites no one has ever heard of. The bad perfume jokes.

He orders a cosmo, no ice, and thinks of jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.

Where is his Nina this very instant, he thinks bitterly, what charmed life is she leading? Meanwhile he dreams his pathetic dream of the day when the bartender asks her, Aren’t you the gal who writes the books?

In the beginning was The Word. Then came OG. OGtheBLOG was born.

Filed Under: Hidden

OG tells all

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pathetic

claptrap webcrap digital diarrhea  NEW YORK!  HARVARD!  GOMORRAH!

Here’s news:  “Ricci falters in fifth offering!” says Booklist.   Keywords:  “Tedious!”  “Tiresome!”  “Straight!”  Check it out at Booklist trashes Origin of Species!

Or this from Publishers Weekly!  “Overambitious!”  “Existential!” (there’s a killer).  “Pathetic!”

OGtheBLOG.  All the news that’s fit to print.

In the beginning was The Word. Then came OG. OGtheBLOG was born.

Filed Under: Hidden Tagged With: Booklist, digital diarrhea, Publishers Weekly

UGtheBUGGER

OG walks into a bar. Bartender says, Bugger off.

ha ha

WhAT is OG? a bugger a bug a grub a grubber a blob a glob

a blOG

Still here? Blogger off. Go Home.

In the beginning was The Word. Then came OG. OGtheBLOG was born.

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AHGtheBLAHG

par-a-site (pãr’e-sït’) noun
1.
Biology. An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.

2. A professional dinner guest, especially in ancient Greece.

3. Webspeak. a. A web site that infiltrates a host site without the host’s permission or knowledge. b. The entity that spawns such a site.

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Blog.

That’s it. I’m done. Go away.

In the beginning was The Word. Then came OG. OGtheBLOG was born.


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Nino Ricci

About Nino

Nino Ricci is the author of award-winning novel The Origin of Species and of the Lives of the Saints trilogy, adapted as a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. For more on Nino's life and work, including his acclaimed biography of Pierre Trudeau, contact Nino's parole officer. Or you can also poke around this nifty … Read more.

News

TPL Writer in Residence

Nino Ricci is the Toronto Public Library's Fall 2025 Writer in Residence. The residency program offers members of the public the chance to receive feedback on … [Read More...]

Italian Week Ottawa

Ottawa's Italian Week hosts an evening of conversation with Nino Ricci, including a sneak peek at his new novel, set in London, England in the months leading up … [Read More...]

Librissimi

Lino Rufo, Dom Fiore, Andrea Ramolo and Nino Ricci open this year's Librissimi, Toronto's Italian book festival, with a tribute in music and spoken word to the … [Read More...]

Amnesty International Book Club

Check out the Amnesty International Book Club, the largest free book club in Canada. Members enjoy lots of perks, including free signed books, invitations to author events, and free merchandise. You'll also get discussion guides and a chance to share the authors' own insights on their work.

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