The Trees Swallow People

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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.

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 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 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).

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/)

This is the end. 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Apocalypse - Grand Project (https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-apocalypse-128378/) 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/)

Up, up, and away. 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Due to character limits, credit and links appear on the podcast's reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/user/thetreesswallow/comments/173xhsj/credits_for_chapter_22/

The Mega Tree. 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Nuclear Bomb - Wild Sound (https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-nuclear-bomb-155067/) Brown Noise Bass Stretch - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/brownoisebasstretch-53359/) Strong Desert Wind - Hsaart (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/strong-desert-wind-155416/) Rope Under Tension - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rope-under-tension-7144/) Earth Rumble - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/earth-rumble-6953/) Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/) Door Unlocking With Keys - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/door-unlocking-with-keys-7145/) Urinating On A Wall - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/urinating-on-a-wall-32772/) Explosion Drop - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/explosion-drop-6879/) Big Bang - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/big-bang-137133/) Crash - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crash-6711/) Broken Glass - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/broken-glass-40016/) Digging - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/digging-6691/) Glass Recycle 2st Rec - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-recycle-1st-rec-39292/) Glass Shatter - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/glass-shatter-7-95202/) Landslide - Sound Reality (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/landslide-128314/) Metal Punch - Universfield (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/metal-punch-142334/) Baby Crying Hard And Long - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/01-baby-crying-hard-and-long-76958/) Crowd Panic - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowdpanic-6442/) Girl Scream - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/girl-scream-6465/) Little Girl Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/little-girl-screaming-101185/) Male Voice Screaming Loudly - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/male-voice-screaming-loudly-6147/) Panic Stricken Screaming - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/panic-stricken-screaming-1-6880/)

This is why I'm a dog person. 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Playing in color - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-playing-in-color-120336/) Mushroom - Nojisuma (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-mushroom-9210/) Mysterious Illusion - Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-mysterious-illusion-120335/) Bushes Rustling - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/bushes-rustlingwav-14452/) Leaves - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/leaves-64875/) Birds Chirping - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/birds-chirping-75156/) Highway - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/highway-14475/) Forest Wind And Birds - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/forest-wind-and-birds-6881/) Airplane Flyby While Landing - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/airplane-flyby-while-landing-18876/) Wood Door Slam - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wood-door-slam-46791/) Wooden Door Slamming Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-door-slamming-close-79934/) Knocking On Door - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/knocking-on-door-6022/) Pounding Banging Wood Door Close - Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/190318-pounding-banging-wood-door-close-distant-mono-kmr82i-55543/)