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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Butterfly Hug
It's International Hugging Day today...and time to make loved ones feel wanted with a hug. But some hugs are better felt than given. Especially with someone who needs space to hug themselves.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin13 days ago in Poets
Silent Fidelity
It's Penguin Awareness Day, and being the cute junkie that I am, I'd like to pay tribute to these wobbly fellows. They are cute. They are also firm and stand by those in the colony who need them. Even when forgotten.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin14 days ago in Fiction
The Crow That Waits
It's Edgar Allan Poe's birthday today, so we honour him with - what else - a Poe-m. And an acknowledgement of his restrained calls to prevent suppression and repression.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin15 days ago in Poets
The Bear in Storage
Today is the day Winnie the Pooh's creator, A.A. Miller, was born. Like Pooh. teddy bears can be a cute source of comfort - or conflict.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin16 days ago in Fiction
How to Close the Door on Envy
Envy may linger, but it does not decide what enters. 🌑🚪 Before Envy comes - 🌑🚪 Your chest stretches, A little taut.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin17 days ago in Poets
Nothing On The Acsendant. Top Story - January 2026.
Today is the International Day of Nothing...when we mark the necessity of a little silence. Emptiness and space are as important as thought.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin18 days ago in Poets
The Record Remains
This day in 1919 marks the Great Boston Molasses Flood, when a molasses storage tank burst in Boston's East End and consumed 21 lives.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin19 days ago in Fiction
Margins of the Heart
Today is International Logic Day...a day we remember that logic governs all we do. But what should reign at the centre of life's practicalities?
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin20 days ago in Poets
Fruit in its Season
This day in history, Henry Ford patented the soybean car. Atypical. Even amusing. The car wasn't meant to last - it would wither into the soil, with corn growing where the engine once slept.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin21 days ago in Fiction
A Teacher’s Desk
Today is National Clean Your Desk Day. A day for a little decluttering…of the desk, and the mind. Care learns to rest. 📖✏️📖✏️📖✏️📖
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin22 days ago in Poets
The Hovering Cursor
Sometimes, restraint is the loudest truth. 💻⌛📝🤔🕊️🌊⚖️ At 10:45 p.m., Mavis reread the email for the umpteenth time. Every word bore truth. Events and witness statements. The credit unfairly claimed, the bribes stealthily offered, apologies that were never extended. Her cursor hovered; she changed her mind and saved the incriminating draft.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin23 days ago in Fiction
The Waiting
We cannot decide when the bus comes - only how we wait. 🌫️🚌🌙👤❄️💡🌧️ Ponderous, at the bus stop all ignore Mind going over faint lights;
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin24 days ago in Poets