Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Joined September 2023

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Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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The Guardians’ Reckoning
8th Jan, 1964 marks the year President Lyndon B Johnson initiated a War on Poverty, aimed at increasing employment opportunities, revamping education, and boosting healthcare.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lina day ago in Fiction
Across the Quiet
The first transatlantic telephone call was made on this day in 1927. Communication closes distance. 🌊📞🌊 Ocean's waters between us, silence dense
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 days ago in Poets
A Mother’s Benediction
Once a year, mothers gather before dawn to fast, pray, and wait. Sakat Chauth is a Hindu festival not marked by celebration, but by endurance — a quiet vow made on behalf of a child who cannot yet speak for themselves.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin3 days ago in Fiction
First Thaw
Tiny light, immense enough to warm. 🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 Melted ice shatters Water shimmers with sunlight The lake starts to wake.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin4 days ago in Poets
The Maintenance of Social Harmony
Should empathy be mandatory? 📢 📄 ⚠️ Since you don't seem to use these loudspeakers as they should be used, I will do it for you.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 days ago in Poets
The Hum of Judgement
When power falters, even the invisible sees—and waits. 👁️🛸👁️🛸👁️🛸👁️🛸👁️🛸 When Putin woke, he was elsewhere. Walls closed in, capturing his breath. No pill. A hum wrapped him like an ill-fitting cloak.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 days ago in Fiction
Unseen, Still
Today is World Introvert Day - a day we celebrate the unassuming, the quiet, but VERY observant. Like a webcam. It sees more than we think.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin7 days ago in Poets
The First Quiet Hour
This new year, let's remember that life's in the little things. ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕ Morning had just broken, but Elsie found her thoughts tracing the kitchen floor.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin8 days ago in Fiction
Soft Vows
As we move into 2026, it's time to recall the little joys of life. Fleeting moments, quietly kept, ready to bloom. 🌱🌸🌱🌸🌱🌸🌱🌸
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin9 days ago in Poets
The Last Countdown. Top Story - January 2026.
The new year approaches, and as it does, cherish each second of life. Carpe diem. 🎆 Revellers packed Franklin Street on the evening of December 31st, their steps in sync - though not quite perfectly - with the sound of fireworks.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin10 days ago in Fiction
A Wink from the Stove
Today is National Pepper Pot Day, one that's fitting, as we feast into the new year. But...what do we do when something like a pepper pot wants to reach us?
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin11 days ago in Poets
Reflected in Infinity
Today is observed in Christian Tradition as the Feast of the Holy Innocents - we observe the beauty of innocence this Yuletide.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin12 days ago in Fiction