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.

  • Bright surgical lights in operating room — Wendy Lenz personal essay on her seventh surgery
    Health & Healing

    Saving Face

    The shiny six-inch needle flashed, catching the reflection of harsh overhead lights. Once again, I found myself lying face up on a cold operating room table. Seventh surgery. Several weeks earlier, I visited the plastic surgeon. Escorted from the luxurious…