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 Marbling
This story contains images that may disturb some, but is meant to teach, not glorify harm. A little piece de resistance for Steak and Zuchcchini day.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 months ago in Horror
Crossroads
There are times in life when you’re not where you were, yet not where you’re supposed to be. You pause—your feet, breath, thoughts, and mostly, heart, hover. Crossroads comes from this place — the in-between—where decision whispers, and is difficult to hear. It is a poem about standing still, feeling the heaviness of the past lift—and the weight of what comes next.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 months ago in Poets
Where the Horizon Breaks
Love--a many splintered, splendoured thing...laquered in gold. She curled into the rattan chair, the storm in her mind quietened...but the storm outside raged on. She hadn't charged his phone since he left.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 months ago in Fiction
A Butterfly's Silence
Some disappear...to re-emerge stronger. 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 A butterfly's Wing A prism Colors Spread
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 months ago in Poets
The Neighbour Upstairs
We celebrate women who make their own way today, with a little one or two in tow—it's Single Working Women's Day today. Being a working man or woman is never easy...being a single parent can exacerbate the pressure.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
Her Lilac Cheongsam
Threads of sadness, woven in lilac, seen by a child. 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀 Her cheongsam Pale lilac
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
Grim Gerald's Queue
Welcome to a series of eerily funny micros...each short, funny, with a haunting character who smirks and inspires. The first begins with me...Grim Gerald, a reaper who grins and teaches.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
The Carriage at the Bend
The bends of life are questions we answer--at risk. 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 🛞🐎🛞 I hold the reins
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
The Day The Ocean Texted Back
This story is a response to the alerts following the Tsunami that struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula yesterday. A response to the need to tackle climate change.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
The Busker in the Lane
What you remember may not be what you know. 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻 I recall the tunes of old she played,
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
The Sound Beneath
Some inherit property. Others inherit the strength to free themselves from silence. 📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
The Scent of Durian
For those less familiar with the Southeast Asian fruit, the spiky durian, is rich, creamy, but its pungent odor overwhelms some.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets