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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’m surrounded by idiots
It’s more likely to be the opposite.
Martyn Foster
Oct 31, 20253 min read
Why we’re all so endlessly tired
Stress, costs, change, fighting, permanently wired…anything else?
Martyn Foster
Oct 24, 20254 min read
Hopeful or Hopeless
The dichotomy of hope and despair.
Martyn Foster
Oct 17, 20252 min read
The withdrawal from society
Disengaged, disembodied, disaffected…
Martyn Foster
Oct 10, 20253 min read
Comebacks, setbacks and adversity – Part II
"I am now at peace with myself." - Marc Marquez
Martyn Foster
Oct 3, 20254 min read
Soul suffering
"There's a war going on. The battlefield is in the mind, and the prize is the soul." – Prince
Martyn Foster
Sep 26, 20252 min read
Roads less travelled
Why saying no to the default life is quickly becoming the default path in life.
Martyn Foster
Sep 19, 20254 min read
Popularity and Truth – Part II
“I’ve become so numb!”
Martyn Foster
Sep 12, 20253 min read
Compassion and Understanding
Going too far or not enough?
Martyn Foster
Sep 5, 20253 min read
Walking on a dream
How can I explain? It keeps me sane.
Martyn Foster
Aug 29, 20252 min read
Heroic life or heroic death
The inability to do the ordinary leads us to an extraordinary dichotomy.
Martyn Foster
Aug 22, 20254 min read
Potentiality and Actuality
Staying in “Wonderland” or a path of commitment and sacrifice.
Martyn Foster
Aug 15, 20253 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 8, 20254 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
Many are called, but few are chosen
A sample of ideas going on in my head.
Martyn Foster
Apr 4, 20254 min read
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