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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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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
The results of broken families
Misdirected energy and chasing what you wish you (still) had.
Martyn Foster
May 9, 202512 min read
Are we passengers or captains of our own ship?
Fate, free will, and making the best of where we are.
Martyn Foster
May 2, 20259 min read
Being liked, being criticised, being ignored
What's worse for the creative?
Martyn Foster
Apr 11, 20254 min read
Tranquillity
Searching for peace in amongst the chaos.
Martyn Foster
Mar 28, 20252 min read
Empathy and The Ego
Why everyone putting themselves first helps no one
Martyn Foster
Mar 7, 20254 min read
Life and Death
One giveth, one taketh…
Martyn Foster
Feb 28, 20253 min read
With age comes wisdom…and sometimes mould as well
Challenging our default mode of being.
Martyn Foster
Feb 21, 20253 min read
Care, connection and critical thinking
A commitment to continual learning.
Martyn Foster
Feb 7, 20253 min read
Disconnecting from society
Reconnection failed…reconnection pending…system initialisation in progress…
Martyn Foster
Dec 20, 20245 min read
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