Bruce Meisterman

The Spiral Portent is the latest book from Bruce Meisterman. A cryptic message, dormant and hidden for centuries, linked to ubiquitous spirals, may answer the question humankind has pondered since venturing out of the caves: “Are we alone?” That symbol lies at the heart of Richard Berkson’s and the Minkin Foundation's quest to uncover the origins of humankind and perhaps its fate. After an exhaustive search that takes them to ancient archaeological sites, they may be on the cusp of finding the answer.

But before they can uncover the truth, they must face The Root, a white nationalist group that believes the message holds the key to unimaginable power and to the government's downfall. Ruthless and cunning, The Root will use deception, conspiracy, fire, and murder—whatever it takes—to seize their prize.

Imagine if all light in the world disappears only to return momentarily later. And then it happens again and again. The world is not ready for this nor what it means. Light's activity has implications well beyond the darkness; there are those who will not readily embrace them. But, do they have a choice? This is the story of The Light Inerrant.

A Coward's Guide to Living, a coming-of-middle-age story, is Bruce’s first book of fiction. A number of incidents in the book are based on actual events and while the characters are fictional, some are based on individuals he’s known.

In 2012, his book, Arn? Narn., a non-fiction, photo and written word documentary about vanishing rural Newfoundland was published. Arn? Narn. was named the English magazine Fishing Book Reviews Book of the Month in November, 2012. He was also a featured author at the Southern Festival of Books.

As a photographer, he’s been published in such publications as the New York Times, New Beauty magazine, Yankee magazine, Delaware Today, and the Sun magazine. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries, collections, and museums.

Moving from photography to writing was not much of a jump as Bruce was an award-winning copywriter during his time in advertising. One benefit of that was the realization a laptop was a lot lighter than a bagful of cameras.

Currently, Bruce resides in Memphis, Tennessee.