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.
SATURDAY’S BYWAYS
Exploring backroads in North Carolina.
SHADOW LINE VINEYARD
Relax with snacks and Shadow Line’s wines.
BUNKER HILL COVERED BRIDGE
Only two original covered bridges are left in NC.
34TH ANNUAL HARVEST FOLK FESTIVAL
Fund raising shindig at Historic Murray’s Mill near Catawba, NC.
HISTORIC GOLD HILL, NC
Founders Celebration 2018 in Gold Hill, NC.
JAKE SHIMABUKURO ROCKS THE UKULELE
Virtuoso ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro rocks Charlotte.
“THE HOSTESS CITY OF THE SOUTH”
A short stay in Georgia’s oldest City.
TULSA – THE OIL CITY OF THE WORLD
Sightseeing on Tulsa Time in Oklahoma.
HOT WHEELS TURNS 50
HotWheels Legends 50th Anniversary Tour in Huntersville, NC.
“THE WATERMELON CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”
Searching for tasty melons in “The Watermelon Capital of the World.”