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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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The withdrawal from society
Disengaged, disembodied, disaffected…

Martyn Foster
4 days ago3 min read


Roads less travelled
Why saying no to the default life is quickly becoming the default path in life.

Martyn Foster
Sep 194 min read


Popularity and Truth – Part II
“I’ve become so numb!”

Martyn Foster
Sep 123 min read


Compassion and Understanding
Going too far or not enough?

Martyn Foster
Sep 53 min read


Walking on a dream
How can I explain? It keeps me sane.

Martyn Foster
Aug 292 min read


Heroic life or heroic death
The inability to do the ordinary leads us to an extraordinary dichotomy.

Martyn Foster
Aug 224 min read


Potentiality and Actuality
Staying in “Wonderland” or a path of commitment and sacrifice.

Martyn Foster
Aug 153 min read


Why we’re as crazy and confused as we’ve ever been
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” – Cheshire Cat.

Martyn Foster
Aug 84 min read


Salvation lies within
The strength, resilience and power of the human soul.

Martyn Foster
May 3013 min read


Capturing the essence
It’s not so much about factual truth, but spirit and soul.

Martyn Foster
May 2311 min read


What if the bad guy won?
Getting away with crime doesn’t mean you escape punishment...or does it?

Martyn Foster
May 1610 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 29 min read


Many are called, but few are chosen
A sample of ideas going on in my head.

Martyn Foster
Apr 44 min read


Tranquillity
Searching for peace in amongst the chaos.

Martyn Foster
Mar 282 min read


Breaking point
What happens when we force things.

Martyn Foster
Mar 213 min read


Care, connection and critical thinking
A commitment to continual learning.

Martyn Foster
Feb 73 min read


The long and the short of it – Part II
I sentence you...to a sentence!

Martyn Foster
Oct 25, 20242 min read


The show must go on
Well, the show goes on whether you are there or not, is more accurate.

Martyn Foster
Oct 4, 20243 min read


Let me tell you a story…
…one that didn’t begin in a galaxy far, far away.

Martyn Foster
Aug 16, 20243 min read


The long and the short of it.
In a world of “who has time?”, a sentence can have more impact than a whole article.

Martyn Foster
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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