We all have that person who got away, and we look at their absence from our lives wondering if they were the ones who could’ve made it all better. Memories pop in and out. Status of the mind altered. Times that used to be. In pop-culture there’s many such famed couples that were too good to be true. There’s an entire genre of movies, novels, short stories that has spawned from this genre of longing and anticipation. But there’s something more to be said here. Something about the places that we think could’ve added layers and meaning and texture to our lives.

The cities that got away.