About Jeff
Member of The Chicago Writers Association
Member of the South Florida Writers Association
Member of International Screenwriters’ Association
Member Charlotte Writers Club
Jeff Lyon is the son of a truck driver and preacher’s daughter. He grew up in Irving, Texas, earned a Communications BA from the University of North Texas and then went ski bumming in Colorado. Jeff returned to Texas to work for the City of Lewisville before heading to Florida to become a licensed yacht captain. Jeff spent twelve years teaching sailing and captaining charters on Lake Michigan. During Chicago’s harsh winters he wrote travelogues, books, short stories and screenplays. Jeff returned to Florida to write and captain boats for five years, then moved to Charlotte, NC where Karen finished her career in HR. The author is currently living in Chattanooga, TN blogging and publishing the Digital Divining, Demus Divining, and Ocracoke Divining Trilogy. His adventurous tales are based on personal escapades and filled with extraordinary characters.
LADIES CALL THE SHOTS
All female referee crew in NBA G-League game.
WINTER WINERIES
Visiting wineries when the vines are bare.
GREAT SMOKEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Fall festivities in the Smokies.
JON AND BRENDA LYON VISIT
My brother Jon and his wife Brenda spend a week with us.
DODGING DORIAN
Vacationing in Dorian’s path.
SCHOOLED AT A PEACH STAND
While searching for perfect peaches in South Carolina, I got schooled by award winning author and peach farmer Dori Sanders.
SUMMER VACATION PART 2 – HELEN, GA
Alpine Helen, Georgia is our base to explore area waterfalls.
SUMMER VACATION PART 1 – CHATTANOOGA
Vacationing in Chattanooga, TN.
FORTY ACRE ROCK
That’s a ginormous granite outcrop!
BOONE’S CAVE PARK
Walking in Daniel Boone’s footsteps.