Don’t Lose This
A celebration of
ordinary moments,
unexpected encounters,
and the stories waiting
right outside our
front door.
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Warm, witty, and reflective.
Don't Lose This is a collection of stories that celebrates the extraordinary hidden inside ordinary days. Set on Vista Street, just off Hollywood's Sunset Strip, it introduces colorful neighbors who become characters, strangers who become stories, and family, friends, and musicians whose lives intersect in surprising ways.
For years, Retha Petruzates has been telling herself, “Don't lose this.” Those words became a way of preserving the people, places, conversations, and unexpected moments that might otherwise have been forgotten. Warm, witty, and reflective, Don't Lose This reminds us that some of life's best stories are waiting just outside our front door.
“Reading Don’t Lose This is like walking with a professional photographer. Hundreds of people can pass the same scene every day without really seeing it. But a photographer notices something special, shines a light on it, and captures a moment that lasts forever…”