ABOUT

Debra Bliss Saenger is a fiction writer and poet whose work appears in print and online publications, including literary journals. A Sisters in Crime, Short Mystery Fiction Society, Arlington Writer’s Group, and Poetry Society of Virginia member, Debra lives with her family and a fetching rescue dog in Northern Virginia.


Sounds and thoughts spill voiceless and spent onto a page to form peer-approved worlds of wit and pathos cupped with appropriate punctuation. Serving a salubrious drink to satiate those seeking verbose wisdom.

– dbs

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Coming June 2025!

A short story, “Checking Out at the Live Free or Die Motel,” in the anthology:

Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers

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Coming soon! “Knocking on a Heathen Door,” a historical fiction piece, explores the fate of the author’s Puritan ancestors as they navigated through the Salem Witch trials purge.


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The short story in Punk Noir Magazine, “Recipe for Betrayal,” leaves you hungry for more.

Just desserts are on the menu when a husband confesses to betrayal before dinner is served.

Recipe for Betrayal

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A short story, “Food to Live By,” published in Yellow Mama, dishes out a case of indigestion at the holiday table.

Food to Live By

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“Thomas John” is a compelling poem that covers the controversial topic of young motherhood and choices in River & South Review.

Thomas John – River & South Review

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Debra Bliss Saenger’s short story, “The Sun Maid,” encounters two British sailors struggling between life and death on the sea during World War II. Seen in the literary journal Otherwise Engaged: A Literature and Arts Journal.

With the book listed at: Otherwise Engaged 

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