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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Board of Destiny. Content Warning.
Teenagers. One can't live with them, and can certainly live without them, so thought Miss Karen Lim as she trudged into the staff room after another trying day with
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Horror
Rainclouds
Life's challenges are like a water cycle with rain as their constant outcome. We spend most of life seeking shelter from these since they come at an unstoppable rate.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Last Train
Prologue Everyone usually tries to avoid the subway's last train. And it's no surprise - the final carriage of the train usually transports, along with each passengers, a rich air of mystery.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Horror
Locked Hearts
Just today, I felt miffed when considering that someone I am relatively close to refuses to visit because of personal misgivings (my dogs, distance, comfort).
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Open Hands. Top Story - June 2024.
Today started as being one of those days when everything that can go wrong just goes wrong, with my dog's harness breaking and a lack of response to kindness.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Dumpling Love
Grandma Ng Swee Ling pottered around in the too-hot kitchen of her Jurong HDB residence, tucked away in the western region of Sunny Singapore. As usual, her well-worn hands were busy melding together rice dumplings filled with tender chunks of roasted meat for Duan Wu Jie, or the Dumpling Festival, celebrated by the Chinese each time the summer solstice set in.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
Follow That Star
Life has multiple challenges and obstacles, and we sometimes wonder if they have any meaning. What are they supposed to fulfil or teach us?
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
The Piano
Benton Park, an affluent estate in the middle of sun-drenched Singapore, was a place where everyone wanted to build their dream home. For the Lim family, it was a sign that they had reached the pinnacle of success.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
Broken blade of a swordsman
My little dog, Snowball, made her way to the vet for a review of her hip. The young puppy suffered from a vascular necrosis, a condition predisposing her to hip dysplasia (when the ball of the bone, the femur, does not fit into the joint socket).
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Robin Red Breast
Letting go of our favourite norms or habits is one of life's most challenging hurdles. Blame this on our unwillingness to leave our comfort zones.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Through My Webcam
Prologue Hey everyone. Webby here. You need lots of contraptions like me these days. We're useful, whether for selfies, monitoring the kids, or catching errant intruders.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
Hearts of Many Sizes
I'm sure that everyone here has an awkward childhood story to tell. Here's mine. I was exceptionally small as a child so teachers made me sit in front. No one wanted to be my partner because they were afraid that other classmates would make fun of them.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets