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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Eggs Are Us!
This day being one of the most significant in the Christian Calendar, it is time for renewal. Happy Easter everyone! It is difficult, though, to achieve any form of newness unless we discard the old. Declutter the soul.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Candle Flame
Our lives will have periods of darkness,and these are definitely overwhelming.It is sometimes hard, or even impossible, to navigate them.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
The Strong Scapegoat. Top Story - March 2024.
This is, unfortunately, a too-familiar scenario. We are often convenient scapegoats for others who are on the receiving end of questions or blame.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Closed Doors and Open Windows
You may have felt life circumstances leading you in alternative directions to what you expect. These situations may seem like rejections in some ways, but are actually opportunities in another.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Unraveling Knots
Life has an annoying way of leaving us in knots. Unraveling them entails making difficult decisions, most of them less than pleasant.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Cast in Stone
"Gosh, she's a whale," Reuben referred, brazenly and with more than a bit of impudence, to their new female classmate, Tricia.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
Bounding Curve Ball
Curve balls bound to us at the most unexpected of times, and we've got to know how best to hit them. One bound my way yesterday, and I now respond to it with this post.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Crisp Spring Rolls
My Chinese ancestry and love for things meatless prompt me to pay tribute to a favourite Chinese delicacy, savoury spring rolls.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Wabi Sabi: A Broken Cup
Having battled a few medical conditions and personal struggles (as all of us have), self-acceptance can be an overwhelming concept. It's not easy to accept yourself as you are when the rest of society may have some struggle with it. I can envisage a few nods to this.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
A Bear Hug
I write this as I watch my better half hang out the laundry. All of us are busy. We are so busy that we often ignore the needs of those closest to us. It's also easy to take them for granted because we see them often enough.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Clearing the Gap
Many of us jump the gun when deciding what another party is like, coming to erroneous conclusions owing to a person's appearance, background, or speech. In short, we stereotype often because we have to do so fast, or on the spot.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Phases of the Moon
I'm not much of a night person, but I have been thinking about coping with changes lately. My conclusion? Change is our only constant.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets