LyricalLaura

Pittsburgh

Laura Burkett spent decades as a silent spectator to life's chaos before finally putting her story into words. Twenty years after the events in her debut memoir, she lives outside Pittsburgh with a mug that reads "Be careful or you'll end up in my book." The memoir, "This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Suspicion and Starting Over retells the journey through grief after several tragic and sudden losses. That journey took her to Nashville as a songwriter. Like a gift, the release of the book brought music back to her. She may need a new mug that reads, "Be careful or you'll end up a song." Though she still prefers an ordinary life, the remarkable continues to find her. The difference now? She's no longer watching in silence.