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.
HICKORY NUT GORGE
A weekend in Hickory Nut Gorge with Karen’s brother Shawn and his wife Laurie.
FOGGY MOUNTAINS’ CRAGGY PINNACLE
When the fog lifted Craggy Pinnacle was amazing.
FALL’S FALLS IN THE DUPONT STATE FOREST
Friday (10-13-17) we began celebrating Jeff’s 60th B-Day in the Mountains.
ALLURING JAGGED ROCK OUTCROPS
Hiking to Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain State Parks near the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina.
MAYBERRY’S MOUNT AIRY
Andy Griffith’s grew up in Mt. Airy, NC, which became the inspiration for Mayberry.
“NAPA OF THE EAST”
Yadkin Valley’s wines are mostly made from European varieties, unlike the sweet muscadine and scuppernong wines found throughout North Carolina.
CLIMBING CROWDERS MOUNTAIN
Crowders Mountain State Park offers splendid views from atop it’s rocky pinnacle.
LABOR DAY MOUNTAIN GETAWAY 2017
Labor Day weekend 2017 hiking in the North Carolina Mountains.
ROCKABILLY RESURRECTION 2017
Live Rockabilly bands, hot rods, Pin-Up Girl Pageant, Swing Dance Lessons, Bar-B-Q and cold brew at the Annapolis VFW.
FRIDAY KNIGHTS’ LIGHTS
Triple A baseball in Charlotte, NC with the Knights.
