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A portfolio of books, articles and commissioned projects. Updated monthly.

BOOKS

Where the Olive Trees Grow (2026; work in progress). A follow-up book to The Hundred Year Hunger. Continuing the timeline of events related to Gaza’s nutrition welfare and exploring implications for eventual reconstruction in terms of public health.

The Hundred Year Hunger (2025). Exploring Gaza’s history of food insecurity, malnutrition, man-made famine and genocide. Pub. A Nickel And A Nail Books. Leeds, UK. Available at A Nickel And A Nail and Lulu.

In Other Words. Commentaries on Writing Craft, Life and Music (2024). A collection of previously published short articles, opinion pieces and press releases, reflecting the author’s interests in ghostwriting, biography, world events, entertainment and the music industry. Pub. A Nickel And A Nail Books. Leeds, UK. Available at A Nickel And A Nail.

Story Terrace. London, UK (2021 to 2024). Ghostwriter for privately commissioned biographies. Non-disclosure policy applied to protect client confidentiality.

Sheridan Hill / Real Life Stories, LLC, North Carolina, USA (2020 to 2023). Ghostwriter for privately commissioned biographies. Non-disclosure policy applied to protect client confidentiality.

A Dangerous Game (2023). A second collaboration as ghostwriter for Geraint Williams, further exploring his commercial diving career and reflections on the dangers of working in the profession. Pub. A Nickel And A Nail Books. Leeds, UK.

A Balanced Diet (2023). Part of the My Wellness Library book series. Pub. Worth Press Limited. Bath, UK. ISBN 978-1-84931-189-2

Food, Digestion and Nutrition (2023). Part of the Body Science series. Pub. Worth Press Limited. Bath, UK. ISBN 978-1-84931-199. Available at Todos Tus Libros.com and Abe Books.

Aberffraw Beach to a Career at Sea (2023) Autobiography collaboration as ghostwriter for Geraint Williams, documenting his life story from childhood days in a small North Wales coastal idyll, to a life-long career in commercial saturation diving across the globe and related entrepreneurship (client permission for citation obtained).

Memories: A Guyanese Story (2023) Autobiography collaboration as ghostwriter for Patsy Darson, exploring the story of one woman’s dreams and a journey towards emotional, physical and psychological growth (client permission for citation obtained).

A Brimington Lad (2022) Autobiography collaboration as ghostwriter for Ron Brien, former Chief Design Engineer for Rolls-Royce (client permission for citation obtained).

Academic Silencing and Mobbing: A Personal Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021) Book collaboration as ghostwriter for Associate Professor Taulant Muka, clinical epidemiologist (client permission for citation obtained).

The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story (2019) Biography of an R&B / soul group from Charlotte, North Carolina. Available at A Nickel And A Nail.

House of Broken Hearts (2018) Exploration of the alternative soul music industry in 1960s Nashville and a biographical collection of recording artists. Available at A Nickel And A Nail.

Windle, E. Mark (2022) The Lark. In: Carr, S, MacKenzie, C.A., Tabaka, A.C. eds. Stories and Poems in the Song of Life. Middletown USA: Sweetycat Press, pp. 187-189.

Windle, E. Mark (2016) Burns: Non-ventilated scald injury in an elderly patient. In: Lawrence, J., Douglas, P., Gandy, J. Dietetic and Nutrition Case Studies (1st Edition). West Sussex UK: British Dietetic Association / Wiley Blackwell, pp. 167-169. Available at Wiley.

Rhythm Message (2015) Biographical collection of recording artists from the southern states. Available at A Nickel And A Nail.

Soul Reflections (2014) An illustrated book of soul music picture cover 45s from across the globe. Available at A Nickel And A Nail.

Windle, E. Mark (2014) Burn Injury. In: The Manual of Dietetic Practice (5th Edition). West Sussex UK: British Dietetic Association / Wiley Blackwell, pp. 898-904. Available at Blackwell’s.

ARTICLES AND PROJECTS (BY GENRE)

HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL HEALTH

Failure, Fatalities and Falsehood: The Dire Legacy of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Supporting Gaza This Winter: Food and Water Aid Through RBB’s Relief Work For Refugee Biriyani & Bananas.

Sudan: A Displaced Population in Crisis For Refugee Biriyani & Bananas.

The Global Sumud Flotilla—Sailing for Solidarity, Resilience and Hope For Refugee Biriyani & Bananas.

The Lynchings of Schley County For Cultura Magazine.

The Keffiyeh. On Culture, Consumerism and Sumud Also at Cultura Magazine

Food as a Weapon. Writer E. Mark Windle on Gaza’s Fight for Survival Author interview in The Ethicalist.

Aid Airdrops in Gaza—Shifting the Danger from Distribution Hubs to the Beaches

Press Release: The Hundred Year Hunger by E. Mark Windle

Early Days—UNRWA and the Camps of Gaza

Gaza and the Floating Pier

The ‘Review of Famine Reports’ and Gaza— the UKLFI are at it Again

A Question of Famine: IPC Food Security Phases and the Gaza Debate

Malnutrition, Infection and Poor Wound Healing—Contributors to the Predicted Gaza Death Toll

This Parched Land: The Weaponisation of Water in Gaza.

Malnutrition and Mortality in Gaza, One Year Later. Who’s Counting the Dead? For Dissident Voice Magazine.

Gaza and the Innocent Casualties of War: From Food Insecurity to Man-Made Famine.

The Signs.

Thiamine: deficiency states and supplementation in clinical settings. Complete Nutrition vol. 11, no. 1, February/March 2011, pp 26-28

E. M. Windle et al. (2010) Implementation of an electromagnetic imaging system to facilitate nasogastric and post-pyloric feeding tube placement in patients with and without critical illness. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet, 23, pp. 61-68

E. M. Windle (2010) Electromagnetic sensing devices as a cost effective and safer option for bedside placement of post pyloric feeding tubes. J. Burn Care Res, 31, p.505

E. M. Windle (2009) Dietetic service provision for burn care in the United Kingdom: are nutrition support standards being met? J. Hum. Nutr. Diet, 22, pp. 317-323

E. M. Windle (2008) Nutrition support in major burn injury: case analysis of dietetic activity, resource use and cost implications. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet, 21, pp. 165-173

E. M. Windle (2008) Refeeding syndrome. More questions than answers? Dietetics Today, 38, pp. 38-40

E. M. Windle (2007) Adequacy of dietetic service provision to adult critical care: a survey of 33 centres in Northern England. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet, 20, pp. 111-120

E. Mark Windle (2006) Glutamine supplementation in critical illness. Evidence, recommendations and implications for clinical practice in burn care. J. Burn Care Res, 27, pp. 764-772

E. M. Windle (2005) Case report. Immune modulating nutrition support for a patient with severe toxic epidermal necrolysis. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet, 18, pp. 311-314

E. M. Windle (2004) Audit of successful weight maintenance in adult and paediatric survivors of thermal injury at a UK regional burn centre. J. Hum. Nutr. Dietet, 17, pp. 435-441

TRAVEL AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURE

Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Exploring a City of Contrasts

Conscience or Crisis? Exploring Overtourism, Foreign Investment and the Spanish Housing Market

Understanding ETIAS. Timelines and What UK Travellers Need to Know for EU Entry

Greece, Spain and Portugal: Summer 2025 Wildfire Crisis Update

Moving with Pets. A UK Owner Guide to Spain’s Entry Rules

Understanding Taxes for the Self Employed in Spain

Hidden Histories of the Mississippi Delta. Po’ Monkey’s Juke Joint Also at Windlefreelance

Cyprus:Travel Safety Amid Conflicts in the Middle East

Irish Citizenship and Relocating to the EU: The Foreign Birth Registration Process

Discovering the Street Art of Santiago’s Barrio Bellavista

Maltese Crossings: Exploring Manoel Island and Valletta. For Go World. Also at Cultura Magazine

Golden Days. Golden Acre Park, a Piece of Yorkshire Heaven. For Northern Life magazine. Also at Cultura Magazine

MUSIC

The Cellar: A North Carolina Music Venue Remembered

Troubling the Water: The Power of Song, from the Underground Railroad to Rhythm and Blues.

One Dollar Cover, Warm Beer and Good Old Soul Music (Reminiscences of The Cellar, A North Carolina Institution) also at Cultura Magazine.

The Soul of Nashville. An Alternative Music History

Just Enough to Hurt Me—The Astors Story

James Bates, Songwriter and Lead Singer of The Spontanes, Dies Aged 83

Stop and Start Over. The Berkshire Seven Story

Before the Wind Cried Mary. The Early Days of Hendrix, The King Kasuals and the Nashville R&B Scene

Mac Gayden, Nashville Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer, Passes

From a Whisper to a Scream: Toussaint and Hurricane Katrina

Maurice Williams, R&B Vocal Group Frontman, Passes.

Carolina History. How Black Music Influenced 1960s Southern White America

Redressing the History Books: The Soul of Music City

The Embers. A Rare Soul and Beach Music Phenomenon. For Soul Up North.

Big Man Records: The Embers ‘First Time’ b/w I Wanna Be. For Big Man Records (press release and vinyl release sleeve note compilation).

The Embers: Crazy ‘Bout You Baby b/w Aware of Love. For Big Man Records (press release and vinyl release sleeve note compilation).

The Yorkshire Soul Connection. An Interview with Garry Cape. For Soul Source.

North Broad Street Records: Lovemasters ‘If You See Kate’ / ‘Let’s Stay Together’. For North Broad Street Records (press release).

Radio Stations, DJs and the 1960s Nashville R&B Scene.

Nashville: From Charlie Romans to the Paramount Four.

The Avons Calling. For Record Collector Monthly.

Nashville Soul Brothers: The Jimmy Church and King Kasuals Story. For Record Collector Monthly.

Giving Back: Soul Direction. For Soul Up North.

North Carolina. Of Piedmont Blues, Beach Music and Teenage Radio.

It’s Better to Cry. The Appreciations of Charlotte.

Southern City Records. Hal and Jean, and the Paramount Four. Excerpt from House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville.

Introducing North Broad Street Records. For North Broad Street Records (promoting label market entry and press release)

Mocha and Cream. Global Records, a UK Reissue Label Story. For Soul Source.

Moments in Time. Reflection Sound Studios. Excerpt from The Tempests: A Carolina Soul Story.

Cry, Cry, Cry. The Tommy Ray Tucker Story.

Hound Dog! The Big Mama Thornton Story

R-E-S-P-E-C-T ! Woman’s Got Soul. A Reflection for Women’s History Month.

Annalise (Annalise Brown); singer. Promotional biography for press release / social media and elevator pitches.

Bob Holmes’ Nashville Soul (CD KEND463) For Ace/Kent Records. Collaboration on liner notes and historical research.

Lost Without You; The Best of Kent Ballads, Volume 2 (CD KEND439) Ace/Kent Records. Collaboration on CD liner notes and historical research.

WRITING ABOUT WRITING

Holding on to the Past. The Challenge of Preserving and Accessing Soul Music History in the Written Word.

October Book Release: In Other Words. Commentaries on Writing Craft, Life and Music.

Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands.

Smoke and Mirrors? Ghostwriters, Misunderstood.

Good Fit or Conflict? Client-Ghostwriter Matching in Biography Writing, and When the Relationship Goes Wrong.

Life Stories, the Ghostwriter, and Authenticity: Finding Voice and Personality.

Keeping it Under Wraps. Data Protection for Biographers.

What’s in a Name? Musings of a Ghostwriter.

MISC.

A Toast to Childhood, Spielberg, and Spanish Ladies.

Moral Code, or F**k it? Hancock, the Lockdown Files and the Art of Breaching Non-Disclosure Agreements.

The Juliane Koepcke Story – Sole Survivor of Flight 508. For Fascinating World Ltd. YouTube documentary (scriptwriting).

The Dupont Plaza Hotel Arson Attack. For Fascinating World Ltd. YouTube documentary (scriptwriting).

RMS Empress of Ireland Disaster. For Fascinating World Ltd. YouTube documentary (scriptwriting).

Nutrition expert advisor on the HARO services journalist enquiry platform. For Fitness Savvy Ltd. (2020)

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