About Jeff

Jeff Lyon Author

Member of The Chicago Writers Association
Member of the South Florida Writers Association
Member of International Screenwriters’ Association
Member Charlotte Writers Club

 

U.S. Coastguard Licensed Captain
Blogger

 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.

BIG ROCK NATURE PRESERVE

BIG ROCK NATURE PRESERVE

After three days of subfreezing temperatures, it warmed to the 60s in Charlotte on Saturday (2-2-19). One of the great things about living in this city are the many outdoor recreation opportunities. Big Rock Nature Preserve (BRNP) is just an 8-minute drive from our...

SEVEN BIRTHDAY FALLS

SEVEN BIRTHDAY FALLS

Hiking in December can be a challenge but Karen requested a three-day waterfalls expedition for her birthday. We stayed in a little town called Easley, just east of Greenville and explored the Blue Ridge escarpment of Upstate South Carolina which is blessed with...

LITTLE BRADLEY FALLS

LITTLE BRADLEY FALLS

Karen and I are fortunate to live within a ninety-minute drive of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Saturday morning (11-3-18) we drove to the Bradley Falls trailhead. It is always best to do your homework before wandering in the wilderness. The sign marking the trail to Big...