Mohammad Ashique
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Curious mind. Creative writer. I share stories on trends, lifestyle, and culture — aiming to inform, inspire, or entertain. Let’s explore the world, one word at a time.
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The Bench That Knew My Secrets
When I was twelve, I found a bench that listened better than anyone I knew. It was tucked away in the far corner of our local park in Ohio—a forgotten wooden seat under an old birch tree, facing nothing in particular. No playground. No lake. Just a patch of scrubby grass, a few cigarette butts, and silence.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in History
The Night the Statue of Liberty Almost Sank
When people picture the Statue of Liberty, they imagine fireworks, tourists with selfie sticks, or that triumphant scene in every New‑York‑based movie. What they rarely picture is a French steamship fighting for its life in the middle of the Atlantic, its cargo hold sloshing with seawater, and 214 giant copper pieces groaning like a wounded whale.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in History
The App That Killed My Sleep Part Two — The Whisper Network
It’s been two weeks since I last wrote about Somni. Since then, my life hasn’t just been haunted by restless nights, but by a creeping paranoia that the app wasn’t just watching me… it was communicating. And worse — it wasn’t alone.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in History
The App That Killed My Sleep: A Digital Haunting
It started as a joke. A friend of mine, Ravi, sent me a link one night while we were both doomscrolling through Reddit. The app was called “Somni.” Supposedly, it used “adaptive neuro-mapping” and “AI-optimized sound frequencies” to improve dream quality.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in Motivation
The Man Who Repaired Broken Umbrellas
In the heart of an old Indian neighborhood, just beside a crumbling tea stall, sat a little wooden shack. No one really noticed it much. It didn’t have a signboard or even electricity. But inside it sat Hari, the umbrella repairman.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in Motivation
The Chatbot That Knew Too Much: A Tech Thriller
It started with a simple “hello.” I had been testing AI chatbots for months as part of my freelance work in cybersecurity journalism. My job was to evaluate their performance, measure hallucination rates, and sometimes just see how far they'd go when prompted with ethically gray questions.
By Mohammad Ashique8 months ago in History
