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.
NORMAN’S CAY
Escape anchors at Norman’s Cay to get an early start on the voyage littered with coral heads on the shallow waters of the Yellow Bank between them and Nassau.
FIRE IN THE CHAIN LOCKER
A fire in Escape’s anchor locker breaks out on the first day of the voyage back to Miami from the Exumas.
ESCAPE VISITS THUNDERBALL GROTTO
Scenes for James Bond films “Thunderball” and “Never Say Never Again” were shot in and around Thunderball Grotto.
ESCAPE’S CREW FACES LEAF CAY IGUANAS
Captain Ross Ryan meets Mr. Iguana on Leaf Cay, in Exumas, Bahamas.
ESCAPE IS COMING
The delivery of the sailing vessel Escape in 1998 was full of surprises.
A WEEK WITH UNCLE JEFF & AUNT KAREN
Nicole and Tatianna’s big adventure in Ft. Lauderdale with Jeff and Karen.
GREAT AMERICAN BEACH PARTY
The Great American Beach Party is put on by the City of Ft. Lauderdale at A1A and Las Olas in 2015.
SUPER MODEL SOIRÉE
Venice Magazine and 15th St. Fisheries team up to throw a party on the dock at Lauderdale Marina in Ft. Lauderdale featuring Samantha Hoopes.
THAT’S A SUNSET!
There are sunsets and then there was last night's (5-7-15) awesome sunset! Karen took the shots from our dock and we were both mesmerized. Enjoy. ...
WEBB WEEKEND
My niece Michelle and her husband Jason Webb jetted in from D/FW Friday afternoon (5-1-15) to kick off a 10-day Florida vacation. They changed into beachwear at our condo and we drove straight to Ft. Lauderdale beach. We just had time to hike to the jetty and back...