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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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I, a stranger and afraid…
…in a world I never made.
Martyn Foster
Mar 142 min read
The endless pursuit of success
To be or not to be successful, that is the question…with many answers.
Martyn Foster
Nov 22, 20242 min read
The transitory and the timeless
The age-old here and now struggle between the ephemeral and the eternal.
Martyn Foster
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Efforts and outcomes.
Martyn Foster
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Misery begets misery
There’s no news like bad news.
Martyn Foster
May 31, 20241 min read
Engaging with life
We are creatures of comfort, seeking safety and security, but is this antithetical to living fully?
Martyn Foster
May 24, 20242 min read
What is your deepest fear, young man?
That you are inadequate?
Martyn Foster
Mar 8, 20242 min read
The price of higher education
Needing a degree for everything devalues higher education.
Martyn Foster
Dec 1, 20231 min read
The Divine Comedy
The importance of laughter, humour and comedy.
Martyn Foster
Sep 8, 20232 min read
If I was King for just one day…would I give it all away?
Altruism, self-serving, and how much is enough?
Martyn Foster
Jun 30, 20232 min read
34, can I get an encore, do you want more?
Life is good, but it can be better.
Martyn Foster
May 12, 20232 min read
WEIRD Societies
Everybody’s out for themselves.
Martyn Foster
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Liquorice allsorts
Life’s like a box of chocolates…
Martyn Foster
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Hermit or Hero
Recluse or Revolutionary…Peasant or President…
Martyn Foster
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Why you will always be wrong…
…somewhere…somehow…to someone.
Martyn Foster
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Why a good story beats great information
Because we understand the personal far deeper than facts.
Martyn Foster
May 27, 20223 min read
33 and me
This Sunday will be all threes like Steph Curry for me.
Martyn Foster
May 6, 20222 min read
Unknown
A poem by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Mar 18, 20221 min read
A plurality of poetry
A proliferation of short poems by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Chameleon
A poem by Martyn Foster.
Martyn Foster
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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