Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Joined September 2023

868 stories

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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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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
The Silver Thimble. Content Warning.
The early eighties. Most Singaporeans were already living in public housing - gone were the days of zinc roofs and wooden flooring. The days of ordinary folk had gotten better.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
Tsunami Waves
Being under the weather can leave people feeling as though they are drowning in a tsunami. The overwhelm can drown you. It took some effort to get up and write this post.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Persistent Puzzle
My family is going through a transitory phase - we cannot decide whether to leave my father-in-law, who has dementia at an Eldercare Facility during the day.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Mirror on the Wall
The skin, it is not deep: true beauty lies beneath its surface. Hey, bring out the kid in you.Let the mirror tell you what true beauty is.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Drooping Rose
Ah, the rose. She wilts too easily, remaining alive only for a short time. Love is indeed fragile and complex. It turns to hate at the drop of a hat, and there is truth in the cliche that love is fragile.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
A Hand Up, not Hand Out
How do you approach helping others? Do you provide assistance with everything, or be a beacon and let the person find his way?
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets