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Nicholas Lyon

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Horror

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Dennis Lehane

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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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When I met Danny, I knew he would be my dog. He had kennel cough and had been quarantined away from all other dogs. When he came into the room, he was so pumped to meet us. His cough sounded like a laugh. Naturally, I couldn’t keep calling him Danny. It just didn’t fit. I’d … Continue reading Frodo the Dog Read more of this blog post »

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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