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.
East Tennessee Sunday Drive
On August 4, 2024, Karen and I set out for a Sunday drive on Lookout Mountain just 20 minutes from home. Our first stop would be "The World's Longest Yard Sale. Dubbed "The Highway 27 Yard Sale" the event occurs each year around the first weekend of August. The route...
KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE BORDER
Hiking the Big South Fork National River Area on the Kentucky/Tennessee border.
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN STATE PENITENTIARY
We’re going to prison.
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Exploring Huntsville, AL
AMERICA’S ROCKET CITY
A weekend in America’s Rocket City
BEING SANTA
Santa and Mrs. Clause attend the Nooga Santa Pub Crawl 2023
SHE’S THE REFEREE
Watching Karen’s niece Jenna Reneau referee an NBA game in Memphis, TN.
BIG SOUTH FORK
Hiking the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
EMERALD COAST
The Florida Panhandle’s Emerald Coast.
FALL LEAVES ON THE BRP
Fall leaves from the Blue Ridge Parkway in October 2023
