Bruce W. Holsted was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the 4th son of Frankie and Leon Holsted. He was educated in the North Little Rock Public Schools. After stints as a stockbroker, salesman, an equipment installer and wholesale electronics supplier, he found his calling as an itinerant day laborer in the maintenance trades.

He presently splits his time between working radio and television towers, telling stories and serving as a hospice volunteer. He and his wife Becky are parents to three fine sons, one mongrel beagle and a calico cat. They make their home in North Little Rock, Arkansas.