Wendy Hawke Lenz, M.D. is a retired physician turned personal essayist and the owner of Hawke Girl Media. She writes short stories and small truths at Between Business Cards. Her essays are also found on Substack and on Medium where she writes for Crow's Feet and The Memoirist. She is currently completing her first novel.

  • A personal essay about illness causing one to lose a sense of purpose and dreaming and a reminder of getting it back
    Health & Healing

    After the Rain

    When did I age out of having dreams? I’m not sure of the exact time or place, but I know what it looked like. After a diagnosis of melanoma, my calendar became a medical itinerary: pre-op visit Tuesday, surgery Wednesday,…

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