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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Halfway to Narcissus
Join our friend Narcissus on a journey of self-discovery-- even if he only makes it halfway. Hope waits--even for vanity. 🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞🪞
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
The Tenth Gong
On July 21st every year, a gong tolled at Negara (Country) community centre--nine times. It marked Racial Harmony Day. Racial unrest shook the cultural melting pot of Singapore that day in 1964.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
Medusa: The True Legend Remembered
Most of us know Medusa as a monster...but few recall how Poseidon's treatment had turned her hair to snakes. They say her gaze led to stoned glaze--
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
Snowball and the Echo Key. Top Story - July 2025.
For Mikeydred's July prompt The loudest words are heard--in silence. 🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🗣️🐾 🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🐶🦴🗣️🐾 Snowball and her owner, Michelle, loved the rustic charm of Weston in July--the lush, green fields of summer and countless apple orchards made it every little dog's dream.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
Inheritance
This is for Vocal's Things I Can't Say Out Loud Challenge and Poppy's #13 prompt. Some legacies are forged from absence. ⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️⚡⛈️
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
The Room Upstairs
For Vocal's How it Feels The Second Time Challenge. The second time should feel--honest. 🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
The Boy Who Never Flew
This is for Vocal's This Is How I Remember It challenge and Poppy's #13 prompt. This is not history, but tragedy, remembered by Dedalus, who remained.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
Firecrackers at Number 7
For Mikeydred's July prompt Singapore celebrates racial harmony in July....we remember that disharmony comes at a cost. 🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
Silhouettes in the Shade
We remember--if we can. 🕵️‍♀️ ⬛ 🕵️‍♂️ ⬛ 🕵️ ⬛🕵️‍♀️ ⬛ 🕵️‍♂️ ⬛ 🕵️ ⬛🕵️‍♀️ ⬛ 🕵️‍♂️ ⬛ 🕵️ ⬛ She lived on the same street
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Poets
The Compass That Called My Name
For VIM's July Challenge The bell doesn’t toll to accuse—but to awaken. 🌲🌳🌲💡🧭🔔v🌲🌳🌲💡🧭🔔🌲🌳🌲💡🧭🔔🌲🌳🌲💡🧭🔔
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin6 months ago in Fiction
The Hawk Ascends
As we introspect on independence this weekend, we consider the meaning of true freedom. We want freedom from constraint. We want space to grow. To find one's voice.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin7 months ago in Poets
Snowball the West Highland Terrier: The Whistle in the Walls
The Snowball saga continues--welcome to the second instalment of her young people's microfiction dog sleuth series! She went on her first quest here:
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin7 months ago in Fiction