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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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What great commentators do

Mar 19, 20213 min read

What great commentators do

Unless I’m very much mistaken…

My website is one year old

Mar 5, 20212 min read

My website is one year old

I think that deserves a toast!

It’s not easy being green

Feb 26, 20218 min read

It’s not easy being green

It can get quite dark.

A new addition to QWAN

Jan 15, 20212 min read

A new addition to QWAN

Now you’ll be able to see and hear it.

A theme for 2021

Jan 8, 20212 min read

A theme for 2021

Last year I used gratitude as my theme, but what is my choice this year?

What a time to be alive!

Dec 18, 20203 min read

What a time to be alive!

A reflective look back at 2020 and my writing journey thus far and what’s ahead for 2021.

Take 5 – Summer in Australia

Dec 1, 20202 min read

Take 5 – Summer in Australia

It’s marvellous.

Haiku – A lot can be said in such few words

Nov 27, 20201 min read

Haiku – A lot can be said in such few words

Poetry and poignance rolled into one.

Pursuing a philosophical life

Nov 20, 20203 min read

Pursuing a philosophical life

It’s not all just reading books is it?

Take 5 – Reinvent the wheel

Nov 10, 20202 min read

Take 5 – Reinvent the wheel

Important inventions that have tremendously helped us across time.

Take 5 – History-inspired films

Nov 3, 20203 min read

Take 5 – History-inspired films

Because who doesn’t love a period piece?

Take 5 – High School Musical

Oct 20, 20203 min read

Take 5 – High School Musical

The tunes from around the turn of the millennium that symbolised teenage-hood.

Take 5 – Thought-provoking

Oct 13, 20203 min read

Take 5 – Thought-provoking

Because life is dull without a little stimulation.

Take 5 – Languages

Oct 6, 20203 min read

Take 5 – Languages

A delicatessen of dialects for a citizen of the world.

My love-hate relationship with cricket

Sep 18, 20204 min read

My love-hate relationship with cricket

A personal story of a man struggling to love his childhood obsession.

Reading, writing and reflection – 6-month anniversary of my website

Sep 11, 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.

Take 5 – A good read

Sep 8, 20203 min read

Take 5 – A good read

The quality of what you read has an impact on you.

I am your father – A Father’s Day special

Sep 4, 20202 min read

I am your father – A Father’s Day special

This Sunday we celebrate the value and importance of our fathers.

As time goes by – Time flies whether you are having fun or not

Aug 28, 20202 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?

Take 5 – Places I’ve never been

Aug 25, 20202 min read

Take 5 – Places I’ve never been

A COVID travel fantasy.

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