Conor Matthews
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Writer. Opinions are my own. https://ko-fi.com/conormatthews
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The Trees Swallow People: Part 10
The invitation to meet Shepard was hidden amongst the clutter of post I had let pile up over the days. It was late August by this point. I'm only now okay. Okay-er, anyway. The village is growing quiet. Of course that's due to the desertion. People have continued to vanish. It's no longer just strangers disappearing. Now it's people you know the name of; Jack the newsagent, John the barman, Colina the trad singer. The once giddy gossip of Mr. So-And-So has turned tactless. Tragedies are only fun at a distance. Besides the disappearances, people were also hitching up posts, so to speak, and leaving in droves. Many weren't even bothering to wait for the "for sale" signs to go up; houses were gutted overnight.
By Conor Matthews4 years ago in Fiction
The Trees Swallow People: Part 9
It had been days since we were trapped. What little light was managing to penetrate the forest of people outside my windows came in stages of intensity; soft bars in the morning, sharp beams by lunch, and an illuminating haze by dusk before quickly plunging the house into darkness. It felt like we skipped Summer with how early night came.
By Conor Matthews4 years ago in Horror
What Can Be Done To Resist The Abuse Of Political Power?
This essay was written and entered into the 2022 Hubert Butler Essay Prize. Due to competition T&C, it could not be published until now but was written back in May 2022. Developments since then obviously could not have been foreseen.
By Conor Matthews4 years ago in The Swamp
The Tale of Yuri
There was once a country in Europe. A country where a man called Yuri lived. Yuri was raised by hard working parents who wanted him to go to school and learn. In school, Yuri realised he had a talent for creativity. He excelled in Composition, Art, and Drama. He would later graduate early and go on to study performing arts in a prestigious university, where he graduated with distinctions, praise from lecturers, and with agents, managers, and producers begging for his time.
By Conor Matthews4 years ago in Fiction
