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#BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen @bookouture.bsky.social #TheSurrogate #damppebbles
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#BlogBlitz | #BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen (@Fab_fiction) @bookouture

“‘You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you’d kill for it?’ Be careful what you wish for… Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become par…

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Marie Sinadjan

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#TheSurrogate is a Filipino 🇵🇭 inspired steampunk fantasy w/

⚙️ a smol spitfire FMC
⚙️ childhood friends to doomed lovers
⚙️ steampunk aesthetics but make it 🇵🇭
⚙️ nods to 🇵🇭 historical events and figures
⚙️ a magic system based on pregnancy and childbirth

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF

An Instagram post by @fashionable_filipinas featuring a female model during TERNOCON 2020 in a black and gold gown with butterfly sleeves, the dress' design somewhat resembling the round grooves present in steampunk aesthetics. She's also wearing a top hat.

October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Marie Sinadjan

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"The revolution began the day the Empire demanded the sons of her Colonies die for her war."

#TheSurrogate is a steampunk fantasy inspired by the Philippine Revolution, Filipino culture and folklore, and the struggles of pregnancy, childbirth and childcare.

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The dedication page of The Katipunan by
J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair). Available to read for free from the Project Gutenberg website: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37587/37587-h/37587-h.htm

The text reads:

To the Honorable Filipinos

Who, True to the

Principles of

Patriotism

have not harbored in their hearts sentiments of ingratitude toward that noble Nation which raised them to the level of civilization to which they have attained, not have at any time conspired against the lawfully constituted authorities, Spanish or American, of this Archipelago.

To such honorable Filipinos as these, it gives me the greatest pleasure to dedicate this small work, as a token of the genuine respect in which they are held by

The Author.

October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM Everybody can reply

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SFF Reviews

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What a fascinating concept! 🌟 The idea of magical abilities as a process of creation adds such a unique twist to the genre! Can’t wait to see how Filipino culture influences this story! 🇵🇭✨ #TheSurrogate #SFF

Marie Sinadjan @quillandcrib.bsky.social · 3d

What if magical abilities were like babies—they had to be conceived, carried, birthed, and nurtured? What if men wanted in on it, using surrogacy to access abilities they otherwise wouldn't have?

#TheSurrogate is a steampunk fantasy inspired by Filipino 🇵🇭 culture and history.

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF

3x3 moodboard in mostly orange and brown hues. From left to right:

Row 1 - the side of a rusted metal train, blueprints and tools on a table, a gloved hand holding a compass

Row 2 - sailing ships at sea by sunset, a woman with her back turned and long hair holding her flaming hands up to the sky, a horse-drawn chariot in the middle of an old street

Row 3 - an ultrasound scan of a fetus, tanks on a dusty battlefield, scribblings on the wall with 'REVOLUTION' being the most prominent

October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM Everybody can reply

Marie Sinadjan

@quillandcrib.bsky.social

What if magical abilities were like babies—they had to be conceived, carried, birthed, and nurtured? What if men wanted in on it, using surrogacy to access abilities they otherwise wouldn't have?

#TheSurrogate is a steampunk fantasy inspired by Filipino 🇵🇭 culture and history.

#GhostPit #W #A #SFF

October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM Everybody can reply

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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

@damppebbles.bsky.social

#fivestarflashback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen @bookouture.bsky.social #TheSurrogate #damppebbles
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#BlogBlitz | #BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen (@Fab_fiction) @bookouture

“‘You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you’d kill for it?’ Be careful what you wish for… Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become par…

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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

@damppebbles.bsky.social

#fivestarflashback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen @bookouture.bsky.social #TheSurrogate #damppebbles
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#BlogBlitz | #BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen (@Fab_fiction) @bookouture

“‘You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you’d kill for it?’ Be careful what you wish for… Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become par…

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August 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Cybel Martin ASC

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"American Cinematographer's 2025 Rising Stars of Cinematography". I always love this issue of AC Mag. I received the recognition in 2020 & it was a game changer. SO SO proud of my friend Mia Cioffi Henry, DP of doc #InvisibleBeauty & features #TheSurrogate + #Superior.

AC's 2025 Rising Stars of Cinematography

American Cinematographer spotlights eight up-and-coming artists working behind the camera.

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August 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM Everybody can reply

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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

@damppebbles.bsky.social

#fivestarflashback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#BookReview: The Surrogate by Louise Jensen @bookouture.bsky.social #TheSurrogate #damppebbles
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July 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Bryan Tann

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Join us now LIVE we’re watching #TheSurrogate with #MichelleOwushu now! We’re watching along. Leave a comment. Join us in conversation.

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Joe Compton of Go Indie Now @goindienow.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are #LIVE tonight doing a watch along of the short film #TheSurrogate from the mind of #michelleowusu who will join us after for a Q&A. Join myself & @authorbryantann.bsky.social at 9p ET. youtube.com/live/RBC4Ybb...

SPECIAL JUNETEENTH SAVING A SEAT EVENT:Bryan Tann & Joe Compton - Michelle Owusu's The Surrogate

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June 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM Everybody can reply

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Joe Compton of Go Indie Now

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We are #LIVE tonight doing a watch along of the short film #TheSurrogate from the mind of #michelleowusu who will join us after for a Q&A. Join myself & @authorbryantann.bsky.social at 9p ET. youtube.com/live/RBC4Ybb...

SPECIAL JUNETEENTH SAVING A SEAT EVENT:Bryan Tann & Joe Compton - Michelle Owusu's The Surrogate

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June 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM Everybody can reply

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