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.
FRIDAY KNIGHTS’ LIGHTS
Triple A baseball in Charlotte, NC with the Knights.
2% LIGHT
On Lake Wylie in North Carolina the 2017 event was 98% of Total Eclipse.
CHARLOTTE’S FUNNY BUS
Learning and laughing about Charlotte on the Funny Bus tour.
BURGER BEST, TOMATO FEST, BEER WITH ZEST
Making the rounds in around downtown Charlotte on Saturday (7-29-17).
BLIND SQUIRREL SIGHTSEEING
Friday (7-21-17) Karen and I fled the relentless heat in Charlotte and headed for relief in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We booked two nights in the Brewery B&B in Plumtree. I can't say enough about how nice the Young family that owns this enterprise and their staff...
NOT THE DOOBIE BROTHERS CHINA GROVE
Named for a grove of chinaberry trees, China Grove, North Carolina held its 36th annual Farmers Day on Saturday, July 15, 2017.
AMERICA’S FIRST WINE AND FIRST MINE
Within an hour’s drive East of Charlotte we visit four wineries and America’s first gold mine.
GASTONIAN FOURTH OF JULY
Gastonia, NC celebrated its 140th birthday on July 4, 2017.
FINDING YOUR MUSE
Karen found her Muse in Salisbury, NC at the Rail Walk Studios & Gallery. Much to my surprise, it was me.
NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM 40th ANNIVERSARY
North Carolina Transportation Museum’s 40th Anniversary. If it has wheels on it, they have historic examples.