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2 stories

The Remittance Wife
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
He helps his neighbor—a thick Somali woman whose husband is overseas—send money back home. The hawala system requires trust, and she trusts him with more than just her remittances. While her husband works in Dubai, she works out her frustrations closer to home.
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Mke wa Bwana
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
Bwana works overseas eleven months a year. His thick wife supervises the estate alone—including the gardener who tends more than the flowers. Her bedroom window overlooks his work. She watches. Then she calls him inside.
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