One Place, One Practice

Simplifying doesn’t always mean doing less.

Sometimes it means doing fewer things more honestly.

Over the past year, I noticed that my writing was spread across multiple sites and categories — even though the underlying work was the same: paying attention, questioning inherited scripts, and living without rushing toward conclusions.

I’ve moved my ongoing writing to a single home: The Pencil-Driven Life on Substack.

This wasn’t a strategic decision.
It was a simplifying one.

Instead of separating writing into “belief,” “purpose,” or “craft,” I’m now writing from the same place each time — the ordinary moment in front of me.

If this work has resonated with you here, you’re warmly invited to follow along there.

👉 https://thepencildrivenlife.substack.com/

No funnels.
No urgency.
Just a quieter place to keep noticing.

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Author: Richard L. Fricks

Writer. Observer. Builder. I write from a life shaped by attention, simplicity, and living without a script—through reflective essays, long-form inquiry, and fiction rooted in ordinary lives. I live in rural Alabama, where writing, walking, and building small, intentional spaces are part of the same practice.

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