After six fruitless months spent chasing an unpaid invoice from The Globe and Mail, freelance journalist Nino Ricci wrote the paper an open letter. Ricco wrote a travel story for the Globe‘s much-hyped Oct 2 redesign issue.  He’s yet to be paid.

In a hilariously understated tone, Ricci describes his contract with the paper (“At The Globe’s insistence I was also allowed to put all my expenses on my own credit card rather than on The Globe’s, thus accumulating points toward eventual free travel.”)