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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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Take 5 – Languages
A delicatessen of dialects for a citizen of the world.
Martyn Foster
Oct 6, 20203 min read
I want it all and I want it now – Delayed gratification in the world of “On-Demand”
Understanding our urge to give in to temptation.
Martyn Foster
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Take 5 - Classic Art
True beauty is eternal.
Martyn Foster
Sep 29, 20203 min read
Remake, Remaster, Reboot – The difficulty of creative originality and the power of nostalgia
I always thought it was “out with the old and in with the new”, not the other way around.
Martyn Foster
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Take 5 – Thoughts on Friendship
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” – Elisabeth Foley
Martyn Foster
Sep 22, 20202 min read
My love-hate relationship with cricket
A personal story of a man struggling to love his childhood obsession.
Martyn Foster
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Take 5 – Ideas for Spring
And no, I’m not going to suggest reading Nietzsche.
Martyn Foster
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Reading, writing and reflection – 6-month anniversary of my website
I made a goal to write something at least once a week for six months and today I’ve reached that goal.
Martyn Foster
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Take 5 – A good read
The quality of what you read has an impact on you.
Martyn Foster
Sep 8, 20203 min read
I am your father – A Father’s Day special
This Sunday we celebrate the value and importance of our fathers.
Martyn Foster
Sep 4, 20202 min read
Take 5 – My beloved Newcastle United
Howay the lads!
Martyn Foster
Sep 1, 20204 min read
As time goes by – Time flies whether you are having fun or not
As the sand in the hourglass trickles down at a constant rate, how do you approach life?
Martyn Foster
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Take 5 – Places I’ve never been
A COVID travel fantasy.
Martyn Foster
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Great Expectations – Finding the light or melting in the sun?
Expectations can guide and motivate us in the right direction, but also burn us under their searing heat.
Martyn Foster
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Take 5 – Cars & Coffee
A follow up to my article on Friday with five of the cars that took my interest from Sunday’s “Classic Cars & Coffee” in Perth.
Martyn Foster
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Petrol & Caffeine – Why “Cars & Coffee” go together so well
An audience of automotive aroma.
Martyn Foster
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Take 5 – Football (Soccer) Free Kicks
Deft touch. Sublime control. Sheer power. Otherworldly wizardry. It’s all here!
Martyn Foster
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Who is interested? – Doing it for you or for others
Ideally, you’d align the two, but sometimes you must go it alone.
Martyn Foster
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Take 5 – NBA Playoff Performances
What time is it? Game time!
Martyn Foster
Aug 4, 20203 min read
The premier Premier – In praise of Mark McGowan
The WA Labor leader has helped make our state one of the best places to be.
Martyn Foster
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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