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It’s Not a Simulation

Satire for the Terminally Observant

Friday, 24 April 2026 · Vol. I, No. 001 · INAS

A four-foot rosemary bush in flower in a suburban front yard, with an unaddressed envelope visible on the welcome mat behind it.

The Homestead

The rosemary has received a second letter

A second letter, a second box to check, and a Mediterranean herb that has watered itself for longer than the HOA has existed.

By Marnie Whelan-Prasad

The HOA sent a letter on Tuesday regarding what they described as "unauthorized vegetation" in our front yard, which is to say: the rosemary bush, which has been in that location since before we bought the house in 2017, and which the previous owners presumably also received letters about, and which the HOA board presumably has an entire file folder on by now. The letter was signed by Patricia. It…

— Marnie Whelan-Prasad. From “The rosemary has received a second letter.”

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