Self-published author of eight books (so far), "The Henriette Spolansky Series". Henriette thought she was a happy-go-lucky middle-aged freelance journalist and mother. Then, in 2017, it was revealed to her that she was actually "a Viking warrior lady" ...https://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mzdwmlposk2zI'm still making plans for my next book, "Mach". As explained in this posting, the story will involve a really nasty and diabolical bad guy who intends to crash 10 airplanes at the same time. https://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mxdwrqkefs2z Now, what if the bad guy wants a couple of the crashes to hit American cities?02 Nov 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdwmlposk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3myv27mwvjs2227 Oct 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv27mwvjs22https://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3myndsynzqs2wI'm still planning my next Henriette Spolansky thriller, titled "Mach". https://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mxdwrqkefs2z Major portions of the story in "Mach" will play out in Moldova, a small country between Romania and Ukraine. I'm finding lots of good info in a newsletter called "Moldova Matters. www.moldovamatters.md https://www.moldovamatters.md/24 Oct 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3myndsynzqs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mxrvywerv22bMy first attempt at using AI to make a political cartoon! This was done with Easy-Peasy.AI.13 Oct 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrvywerv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mxogetfm3k2bSorry, I couldn't help myself ...12 Oct 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxogetfm3k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mxdwrqkefs2zMy next book will be titled "Mach". So, what does "Mach" mean? Well, to answer that question, we have Google AI to help us!08 Oct 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdwrqkefs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mwlrbhogdk2pOK, I'll admit that this is silly. But believe it or not, this obsession of Trump's about taking over Greenland does have some relevance for my books.28 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlrbhogdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mw2hiu2phk2fI'd like to talk about two things in this posting: 1. I've gone through my latest book, "Noire", and made a lot of minor revisions, and have republished the book on Amazon. 2. The American midterm elections are coming up, something that is talked about in "Noire". See the attached screenshots.21 Sep 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2hiu2phk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mufljzkagk2mI recently visited (again) the town of Kervoyal in Brittany in France, a town that has played a small part in two of my books, "Darth" and "Noire". Kervoyal and nearby Damgan are on the Atlantic coast, and there are several bunkers there from World War II times. #Books #Thriller #BookSky31 Aug 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufljzkagk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mtlqksrb3k2vSorry again for my lack of posting here - as I mentioned in a posting a month ago, there's been a serious health situation in my immediate family. Now I must explain that one of my ex-wives, who was also one of my two muses, died a week and a half ago from cancer, something diagnosed 3 months ago.21 Aug 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlqksrb3k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mrxwbh3bfc2rAnd now for something completely different! You'll be surprised to learn that I not only write books; I also write song lyrics, or alternative lyrics for existing songs. There's a song called "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley that is currently popular. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLOheGDwD_031 Jul 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxwbh3bfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mrcnrcxkrk2bFirst a quick apology about my lack of posting here. There's a very serious health situation in my immediate family, with the result that I haven't been doing any work at all on my book-writing. Here's a YouTube video for your entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo23 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcnrcxkrk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mpo4h2bpms2mThe Ukrainian media organization United24 Media published this video about the Ukrainian soldier who told the Russian warship Moskva, "Russian warship, go fuck yourself!", and how that phrase spread in many ways.02 Jul 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo4h2bpms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mo5aj5kvpk2bThis posting is inspired by something I saw on a Bluesky thread several days ago: https://bsky.app/profile/bonkrenew.bsky.social/post/3mnuilwiuq227 On that thread, Bluesky user @bonkrenew.bsky.social‬ remarked that Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary followed by Rumen Radev becoming prime minister in Bulgaria was like a game of Whack-a-Mole. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/7e/03/ecMNSwu9itnWTp8Q5DLe.gif?hh=374&ww=498&mp4=vHHFzWnKYzm55gcly1H&webm=4UaDM9QaDE0LUN4DEX3R13 Jun 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5aj5kvpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mnijdkdslc2uIn this posting I'm going to talk about the increasing number of predictions that Vladimir Putin will try to reverse his declining abilities in Ukraine by starting a new conflict, for example by attacking Estonia. And I'll mention how this is related to my book "Vlad" (2021). #Books #BookSky04 Jun 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnijdkdslc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mmp652j4l22aHere's a picture of your intrepid author hard at work in Toulouse, France, doing "research" for "Mach", the next volume in the exciting Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers. Unfortunately, Airbus didn't allow tour visitors to take any pictures, so you'll have to make do with this. #booksky25 May 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmp652j4l22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mlhmiplnxc2uOnce again I'm announcing that I've used some time to go through one of my old books and make lots of minor revisions. I've now completed revising "Kirill", and have republished it on Amazon, both as a Kindle eBook and as a paperback. Here are images of the front and back covers of the paperback:10 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhmiplnxc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mk2jgeoouc2kBack around the start of April, I posted some info about my book "Vlad", book number five in my Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers. In that posting I focused on Henriette's interest in witches, a major subplot in the story. I've now republished "Vlad" with a lot of minor editing.22 Apr 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2jgeoouc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mj3wse5kjs2wIn this posting I'm not providing any new information about my fantastic books. Instead, I'll just express some moral outrage about US President Donald Trump, and especially his cult-like MAGA (Make America Great Again) followers.09 Apr 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3wse5kjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mii4znfbsk2qIn this posting I'll reminisce a bit about "Vlad", book number five in my Henriette Spolansky series. I wrote "Vlad" back in 2021, at a time when there was increasing speculation that Vladimir Putin was going to do something nasty. (Which he did in Feb. 2022, when he invaded Ukraine.)02 Apr 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii4znfbsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mgqx35v46s2nMore good news regarding "Noire", the latest book in my Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers! I've now gotten feedback from my two fantastic muses, something that was unfortunately delayed due to health issues. Here's the front and back covers of the now-revised paperback edition.11 Mar 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqx35v46s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mfqxxdy25s24Time for a progress report on what's happening with the Henriette Spolansky series, my series of thrillers about Henriette, a middle-aged Danish freelance journalist. I've spent the last month revising and then re-publishing "Twist", book number four in the series. Here are the paperback covers:26 Feb 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqxxdy25s24https://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3meix2u57a22dIn this posting I'll reminisce about some of the anti-Trump stuff that permeated my first four books, which were written during Trump's first term as president. To start with, here is a chapter-start quotation from my second book, "Spider", published in 2019.10 Feb 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3meix2u57a22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mdowk3gnts2fA quick follow-up to my posting yesterday. Bruce Springsteen has now released a video version of his protest song Streets of Minneapolis. It's much more powerful than the first audio-only version, and gives me hope that the despicable Trump regime can be defeated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaPdpwA4Iw31 Jan 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdowk3gnts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mdlisnz6gs2gBruce Springsteen has released a new protest song, aimed at the Trump administration's use of masked and militarized immigration enforcement officers, the so-called I.C.E. These officers have been involved in the shooting and killing of two Americans in Minneapolis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w29 Jan 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlisnz6gs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3md32fyaqvk2gTime for another update on how it's going with my valiant efforts to become a world-famous author. After publishing "Noire", book number 8 in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, I've been spending some time making small revisions to my older books.23 Jan 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3md32fyaqvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mbqyjwooq22kDenmark, and especially Greenland (an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm), are very much in the news these days. This has several indirect implications for me and for my efforts to become a best-selling author. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T4hx4KjyQ806 Jan 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqyjwooq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3mafkjlyroc2fNow that "Noire" is done, it's time for a "blast from the past", plus a peek into the future. I've just used a week making small revisions to my first book, "Grom", and re-publishing it. Just as a reminder, here's the front and back covers of the paperback version of "Grom":20 Dec 2025 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafkjlyroc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3m7iywfhrpc2nMore great news! The paperback edition of "Noire" is now available on Amazon, as a print-on-demand book! Here's an image of the front cover of the paperback edition of "Noire".08 Dec 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iywfhrpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/renniepet.bsky.social/post/3m7d3gywdac2eGreat news! "Noire", my eighth book in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, has now been published as a Kindle eBook on Amazon! It should be available on all Amazon websites worldwide. Here are a couple of links: Amazon USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5D4Y57Z https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5D4Y57Z06 Dec 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:qvmrs5myv6amxaguo7fbs5ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7d3gywdac2e