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Not on My Bucket List

When Sam goes on a gay website looking for romance, he finds more than he bargained for. Rejecting all the usual requests for hook-ups, he searches for something more sincere. And he finds it in the most unexpected of places, as he is drawn to the profile of a man in a faraway place.<br><br>Amir, an Algerian descended from desert nomads, has posted a profile looking for the love of his life. Sam finds it amazing that a gay man born in the Algerian desert has the bravery to not only declare he is gay, but also to admit his dream is to find a husband to spend his life with.<br><br>While Sam doesn’t consider himself the marrying kind, he starts chatting with Amir, telling himself he just wants to learn about another culture. His friends laugh at him, saying this man just wants to use him to emigrate to the west and take him for his money. But he refuses to believe it, sensing a sincerity he has never seen with anyone else. The two begin a dialogue that moves to weekly Skype sessions, discussions of religion and world politics, assistance with life challenges and, finally, a declaration of love ... and an invitation.<br><br>Can these two men from vastly different worlds and cultures meet and find common ground for a romance? The challenges are great, and spending a life together seems like an impossible dream. While Sam’s friends continue to discourage him, he knows he cannot give up this man. Is Amir sincere, or is Sam being used?<br><br>There is only one way to find out if Amir is really sincere. And Sam knows what he has to do.

Tom Monroe · LGBT+
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Chapter 43

March gave way to April, and though winter didn’t seem to want to completely let go, even in Algeria, spring was almost here. And with it, my message to Amir: it is almost time.

“It is time for you to begin the process of applying for your visas to Canada and the US if you are going to come over here in July,” I told him.

“Yes, you are right, it is time,” he agreed.

“I will send you the money for the trip to Algiers to go to the embassies and for the application fees. I think both countries are $165.”

“Yes, thank you. I will need that.”

“I am concerned that this will take you away from your studies at a critical time,” I told him.”

“But I must go,” he said. “If we are going to be together this summer, there is no other way.”