About
William Wedgwood Hawkesworth
You can call me Hawk.
When I was ten, my glove went missing. My parents promised me a new one under one condition. I had to print my name on it. With a name like Hawkesworth I was like, “are you kidding me, it will cover the whole glove. I opted for brevity, writing one letter of H A W K on each finger. From that day on they called me HAWK.
Born in South Bend, Indiana, to graduates of The University of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College, my roots are deep seeded. I am the eldest of five siblings—Maurice, Joseph, Mary, and Thomas—all entrepreneurs.
I have been blessed with three children—Laura, Christie, and my stepson Rick—and seven grandchildren, including the newest addition, Penelope. True to our lineage, all have the entrepreneurial spirit of our ancestor, Josiah Wedgwood.
My life has taken me across the U.S. and beyond. I have lived in Indiana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. My travels span Mexico, Europe, and China. Now, I call Costa Rica home.
My writing career began in college at Rowan University, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, specializing in journalism. My early work was reporting, it was a start, and my freelance articles got published.
I served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, with orders to deploy during Desert Storm. Trained and vaccinated, I was prepared but scared. Luckily, the war ended before my deployment. I then served as a Public Affairs Officer in the Delaware National Guard, publishing several articles.
An entrepreneur at heart, I have owned three companies—the Milton Town Café in Delaware, Hawk Trucking in Wyoming, and a Sylvan Learning center in Utah.
When my boss deemed me high-risk for COVID-19, I retired. At sixty, I took time to reflect and reinvent myself. Answering the siren’s call, I moved to San Jose, Costa Rica, with my dog Lucky.
I was on my road to redemption and along the way I fell in love with a Costa Rican woman and remarried. Love, I have learned, has its own language. My wife and I are learning to bridge our language gap—she is trying her best with English, and I am improving my Spanish each day.
Now, I spend my days living the Pura Vida lifestyle and writing full-time. George Elliot said, “It is never too late to be what you might have been. “For me, I was meant to tell stories.
William's thoughts on writing and storytelling.
The Power of Redemption and Reinvention
Continuity of Tradition
“Storytelling is as ancient as humanity itself. We carry the torch passed on by ancestors, illuminating the path for future generations.”
The story teller triggers the theatre of the mind and sheds light.
Persistence and Patience
“Writing is a path filled with obstacles. Persistence and patience are your companions. Keep writing, keep refining, and never lose faith in your voice.”
“The writers journey is within.”
