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.

  • Personal essay about childhood memories
    Family & Roots

    A Cat Tale

    Growing up on a farm, my sister Valarie and I played with Barbies. But our best friends were chicks and calves, puppies and kittens. Each had a name. “Don’t treat the animals like toys,” Mom called to us while hanging…