The Trees Swallow People

In Loving Memory

Poppy ("Pops") inspired and played the part of Diva in The Trees Swallow People series.She passed away on Monday the 7th of April 2025. She was 15 years old.She will always be my best girl.Good girl, Poppy. Good girl.

[PROMO] One Year

PODCAST (Available on other platforms) EBOOKS (Available on other platforms) AUDIOBOOK (Coming Soon) If you enjoy lighter stories and poetry, then you might enjoy “One Year”, a poetry collection uploaded every week for a year. You can currently enjoy the series as a podcast, but audiobook and ebook options will be available later this year. Just search “One Year” by Conor Matthews, or follow the links provided in the description. The audio recording for “One Year” was made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council, was recorded as Platfrom 4 Studios, with Paul David Dowling as the sound engineer. Thank you for listening.

The Trees Swallow People: Deforested

The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, stripped back to just narration. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series.

The Trees Swallow People: Overgrown

The complete series in a six-hour-long compilation episode, with all music, sound effects, and narration. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series. Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com Theme song: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠) (Character Limit meant linking/crediting artists wasn't possible in this compilation episodes. All artists have been credited and linked to in the episode descriptions they appeared in).

Chapter 24

Goodbye. The Trees Swallow People was written, produced and performed by Conor Matthews, made possible with a generous bursary grant by Kildare County Council and studio time at Platform 4 Studios. The studio engineer was Paul David Dowling. For more from Conor, you can check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠conormatthewswriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can support me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No animals, people, nor trees were harmed in the making of this series. Music audio featured in this episode has been licensed by the content creator under a Royalty Free License, sourced from Pixabay.com Credits: Forest Lullaby - LesFM (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Piano Moment - Daddy S Music (https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-piano-moment-9835/) Sad Ambient Piano Cinematic - Ashot Danielyan (https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/) Canción Triste - Enrique Naveda (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-cancion-triste-1502/) Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/) Factory Whistle Train Whistle - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/factory-whistle-train-whistle-67127/) Swan Long Tailed - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/swans-long-tailed-ducks-gulls-on-water-cold-splashes-flying-mostly-endless-airplane-3pm-ttp-190401-17223/) Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-04-6771/) Combine Harvester - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/combine-harvester-23868/) Bus Engine Idling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-engine-idling-26992/) Bus Arrival - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-arrival-71991/) Bus Pop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-pop-85054/) Bus Interior - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bus-interior-22321/) Breaking Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/breaking-glass-83809/) Smashing Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/smashing-glass-6166/) Glass Bottle Shatter - Blender Time (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-bottle-shatter-13847/)