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Nicholas Lyon

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Horror

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Oklahoma native Nicholas Lyon is the author of the award-winning novel The Baptist Bootlegger, a historical fiction novel set in the time of prohibition in Oklahoma. He’s been writing since taking a creative writing class in college. He’s been a member of the writing groups Red Dirt Writers and Rose Rock wRiters, as well as a member of the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. He’s served on the board of the OWFI since 2018 in the positions of PR Director, President, Past-President, and First Vice-President. Currently, he’s keeping up with his blog and putting the finishing touches on a horror novel.
When he’s not writing, he’s teaching high school English and Speech, he’s a dad and husband, he’s a guitar player in the band The Dead Armadillos, ...more

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I sit on the couch, trying to wake my tired brain, and my son Gibson opens his brand-new Lego and begins building it. This almost feels like an annual tradition at this point. This kid always wants a Lego for his birthday, and he normally gets one. At least one. Ashley jokes that he’s too … Continue reading Contemplating Gibson Read more of this blog post »

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The Voice of the Clown

by Brenda Brown Canary

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The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)

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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)

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