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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Whiskey Dickel Story 1 open.substack.com/pub/markscot... Written by Mark Scott Ricketts and illustrated by Mike Hawthorne Based on the winning entry in the 2000 Klasky Csupo Screenwriting Contest.

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The Whiskey Dickel Story

Faith, Luck and Insurance (Part 1)

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

A Whiskey Dickel Short Written by Mark Scott Ricketts and Illustrated by Eric Wight open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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A Whiskey Dickel, Int'l Cowgirl Short

APOCALYPSE COW!

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

THE DREAM FACTORY 1 Logline: While working at a bureaucratic powder keg known as the Dream Factory, an exploited Sprite accidentally sets some nightmares free. And now he has to face grifter bogies, a barterer witch, and human customers to retrieve them. open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav...

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THE DREAM FACTORY 1

Obstacle Course

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

THE UNBELIEVABLE RUTH (COLLECTED 1) open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav... An awkward dimensional traveler comes to stay with her normal, insecure cousin, forcing them to bond together while facing otherworldly conflicts and the difficulties of adolescence.

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THE UNBELIEVABLE RUTH (COLLECTED 1)

CHAPTERS 1-9

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

DR BOB'S VITAMIN BOOST TANGERINE SODA* If you're at all curious about my days in advertising, check this out: open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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DR BOB'S VITAMIN BOOST TANGERINE SODA*

How I spent the 80s #29

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

More from my Rom Com novel (Beatitude 19) is up! open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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Beatitude 19

Whipped

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Beatitude 18 --New Chapter to my Rom Com novel is up! open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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Beatitude

Raccoon Eyes

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Two new script entries to SALT OF THE EARTH: open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav... open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav...

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SALT of the Earth 20

The story continues, in script

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Stay frosty. And have a blue Christmas.

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Brand new chapter to my rom com novel is up! Beatitude 17 open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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Beatitude 17

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Script pages for SALT OF THE EARTH: open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav... open.substack.com/pub/yucktrav...

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SALT of the Earth 18

The story continues, in script

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Serialized Rom Com novel: Chapter 16 (Perception) is up! open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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Beatitude 16

Perception

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

New chapter to my Rom Com novel posted. markscottricketts.substack.com/p/beatitude-15

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Beatitude 15

Game's Afoot

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Another chapter from my Rom Com novel. A sexy one, if you're a lit nerd. markscottricketts.substack.com/p/beatitude-14

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Beatitude 14

The Whole of the Moon

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

For those who celebrate -- Happy Thanksgiving!

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hi Betty! Thanks for asking. My Rom Com novel is free on Substack. New chapters are posted every Friday. Follow this link to see a synopsis and the 13 chapters posted so far: open.substack.com/pub/markscot...

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BEATITUDE Table of Contents

A SERIALIZED ROM COM ABOUT LITERATURE, LOVE LETTERS AND LUCK

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

open.substack.com/pub/markscot... New chapters to my rom com novel available every friday. THIRTEEN Chapters posted so far! Here's the table of content:

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BEATITUDE Table of Contents

A SERIALIZED ROM COM ABOUT LITERATURE, LOVE LETTERS AND LUCK

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Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024