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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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Giving up on being a somebody
Resistance to a necessary ego death.
Martyn Foster
6 days ago4 min read
The beginning of the end…
…or the end of the beginning.
Martyn Foster
Mar 273 min read
Growing pains
With some things there’s no going back.
Martyn Foster
Mar 205 min read
Learning to let go
The past, the present, what I can't control, and what I don't understand.
Martyn Foster
Mar 133 min read
The world is not a nice place sometimes, isn’t it?
What to do...
Martyn Foster
Mar 63 min read
An article with no name
In the desert (online), no one remembers your name, but there’s always someone to give you some pain.
Martyn Foster
Feb 273 min read
A new lease on life
Second chances and a renewed energy for life and living.
Martyn Foster
Feb 203 min read
The Virgin Marty
Valentine’s Day V-card.
Martyn Foster
Feb 133 min read
Ask not, “what does the world want from me?”
Ask, “what do I have to give to the world?”
Martyn Foster
Feb 63 min read
Where has the magic in life gone?
Is it only "somewhere in my memory" now?
Martyn Foster
Dec 19, 20254 min read
Life on easy street
The devaluing of competence, skill, difficulty and anything challenging.
Martyn Foster
Dec 5, 20254 min read
Money & Politics
Wealth inequality is THE (inequality) problem.
Martyn Foster
Nov 28, 20255 min read
Somewhere I belong
To be a part or to be apart, that is the question.
Martyn Foster
Nov 21, 20254 min read
With every passing day, I know less…
...but it's not because my memory is failing.
Martyn Foster
Nov 14, 20254 min read
Why does nothing feel good enough?
The creative’s bane of existence.
Martyn Foster
Nov 7, 20253 min read
I’m surrounded by idiots
It’s more likely to be the opposite.
Martyn Foster
Oct 31, 20253 min read
The withdrawal from society
Disengaged, disembodied, disaffected…
Martyn Foster
Oct 10, 20253 min read
Salvation lies within
The strength, resilience and power of the human soul.
Martyn Foster
May 30, 202513 min read
Capturing the essence
It’s not so much about factual truth, but spirit and soul.
Martyn Foster
May 23, 202511 min read
What if the bad guy won?
Getting away with crime doesn’t mean you escape punishment...or does it?
Martyn Foster
May 16, 202510 min read
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