What is "The Spartan Housewives of NoVa"?

"The Spartan Housewives of NoVa" is a serial semi-epistolary novel by FailureArtist (ao3) that will be launched in February 9, 2026. It is about an alternate history 1953 where the CIA decides to masculinize a group of twelve housewives as part of their Project Sparta. The story will be told via narrative chapters and via journals, letters, transcripts, and other written documents from the characters involved. The main story will be free to read but please subscribe for bonus material, along with tipping if you can.

The purpose of this novel is satirical and any portrayal of real-life people, living or dead, or any organization or country, extinct or ongoing, is meant to reflect the purpose of the narrative and not intended be a realistic depiction of who or what they really were.

"The Spartan Housewives of NoVa" will touch on many real world topic that might be upsetting to sensitive readers. I will find a way to warn readers of these topics in a spoiler-free way.

Credits

The cover art was created by Tony (@aleale672).

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