Bits of Steak Press

03/27/2023

Congratulations, McNair Poet, on a another major milestone reached.

Keep on truckin’!

10/09/2021

Cascade Flows, Singalong, Picnic, Readings & Poet Laureate Celebration. Join us! Seeking inspiration at Joaquin Miller Park Join us for a special celebration on the afternoon of October 9th, 20…

09/21/2021

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It's time to Sell It! Meet the experts who will tell you how! You are Cordially Invited to the 2nd Bedside Reading® Book Marketing Zoom Event Topic: Want to sell more books? Here's what you need to kn

06/25/2021

Celebrating a win for Dispatches from the Swinging Door Saloon in the International Impact Book Awards.

06/18/2021

Congratulations, McNair Poet, on this prestigious honor!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards!

06/05/2021

Thank you, The Prairies Book Review, for the kind words about book #3 in the series, Last Call! We are excited for it to hit shelves later this year as, so far, it is our favorite in the series.

A bold, memorable, and capacious collection… In his gorgeously visceral third volume in Bar Poems, the award-winning McNair explores love, life, death, hope, and self-loathing. “Grateful, Dea…

02/28/2021

Pleased to announce that our current Laureate of the Absurd has won another for his debut collection of , Dispatches from the Swinging Door Saloon. Congratulations, ! Here’s a tilt of the mug to your future success!

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01/15/2021

Okay! You've finished your book and you've decided to look for a publisher. But how do you choose one? Start with these questions to pick the best for you.

10/05/2020

We’re pleased to announce the winner of our inaugural BOSP Writing that Sizzles Competition, Charlotte Elliott.

Her poem, “The Value of a Woman” was heartfelt and emotionally true. Charlotte took the initial line of the second stanza of our first prompt and used it to end her poem, brilliantly. Thoughts? Please share your comments below and help us in congratulating Charlotte on her strong effort.

Charlotte, your $100 Grand Prize is on its way. Cheers, everybody and keep on carving up those pages!

The Value of a Woman

She leaves his room crying.
I watch. Silently.
My son runs out but I stand firm.
A shake of my head.
One. Two. Three.
He is quiet as I wait. Guilty.
Tears in his eyes refuse to escape—toxic pride.
What did you do?
A babble of words that mean nothing to me, but everything to her.
Lied.
Cheated.
Betrayed.
I feel no anger, just disappointment.
He looks up for guidance but I am silent. I just stare.
I need her back.
I say nothing. Do nothing. Just watch.
I need her back.
You do not deserve her. You do not respect her. You do not love her.
I love her!
You do not love her. You do not need her.
His turn to be silent, dead silent.
Pain.
I know I have gone too far...too far...
but I am trying to teach him something.

—Charlotte Elliott

09/19/2020

XXI You tell so many jokes you almost forget that you are one. XXII Her back tingled and ached, like a wood beam being attacked by a thousand hungry termites.