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.
FALLS OF THE SCENIC SPUR #78
Falls of the Scenic Spur on first fall hike of 2023.
SECOND (LOWER) FALLS
Second Falls near Asheville
MY NIECE NICOLE’S CHATTANOOGA TOUR
My niece Nicole gets the Chattanooga tour.
CORNBREAD & CAST IRON
26th Annual Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, TN.
CHATTANOOGA BURGER WEEK 2023
Jeff and Karen dine on the best burgers Chattanooga has to offer during Burger Week 2023
JIMMIE VAUGHAN
Jimmie Vaughan performs in Chattanooga’s Walker Theatre 4/14/23.
GET YA HOT SLAW, Y’ALL
The 2023 Hot Slaw Festival in Cleveland, TN.
“THE CARPET CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”
Dalton’s history and Georgia’s most challenging short trail.
CUMMINS FALLS STATE PARK
Visiting Cummins Falls and Cookeville, Tennessee.
DAM FINE DAY
Checking out the Chickamauga Dam
