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Nicole J. Burton
May 23, 20121 min read
Where Are My Feet?
Feeling better today. You know what helped? Pema Chodron's concept of Rootlessness. That most of us feel at one time or another a...
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Nicole J. Burton
Apr 22, 20121 min read
Spiritual Paths of Adoption Recovery
What helped us overcome adoption trauma? How do we tell the truth about our experience and stay positive? How do we turn recovery into...
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Nicole J. Burton
Aug 24, 20111 min read
"Cars" Tour Continues at KenCen
Miss "Cars" the first time around? Join us at the Kennedy Center for a ride through one man's automotive life and times. A Natural...
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Nicole J. Burton
Jul 29, 20111 min read
Read "The Cars" Script
A Natural History of My Husband's Cars (PDF) - 26 pages
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Nicole J. Burton
Jul 11, 20111 min read
Tell Us Your Car Story
Do you have a car story? Sure you do! Brigid Schulte wrote a great car story about her Volvo in the Post magazine last week. Tell us...
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Nicole J. Burton
Jun 5, 20111 min read
A NATURAL HISTORY OF MY HUSBAND'S CARS - Fri, July 29, 7:30pm
Even as a young boy in Northern Virginia, Jim Landry always wanted to drive. Fascinated by cars, he began driving himself to piano...
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Nicole J. Burton
Apr 12, 20111 min read
Flying to Conference
The American Adoption Congress Conference in 2008 was the first adoption conference I'd ever attended. I was swept away by the kindness...
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Nicole J. Burton
Jan 17, 20111 min read
The Waking Hour
You don't hear people talk much about adoption and codependency but adoption can't survive without codependency. The role of the adopted...
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Nicole J. Burton
Dec 10, 20102 min read
I Am an Adoption Abolitionist
I told friends at a Hanukkah party on Sunday that I recently transitioned from adoption reformer to adoption abolitionist--they were...
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Nicole J. Burton
Nov 10, 20102 min read
Moving Adoption into the 21st Century
Six authors and national leaders from all sides of the Adoption Triad signed this op-ed. Please help us get it published in your local...
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Nicole J. Burton
Sep 10, 20101 min read
Coming Out of the Closet - For Good
Writing a memoir about adoption means I'm slowly coming out of the Adoption Closet. You might have thought that happened long ago but...
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Nicole J. Burton
Sep 5, 20101 min read
Last Call at the Marble Bar at the Kennedy Center
If you don't have plans for Labor Day Weekend, please come to the readings of our plays at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing...
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Nicole J. Burton
Apr 19, 20101 min read
FRED & FRIEDA Premiere!
The April 2010 production of FRED & FRIEDA at the Greenbelt Arts Center was a glorious success thanks to fabulous, sold-out audiences....
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Nicole J. Burton
Apr 15, 20101 min read
Washington Informer - The Reluctant Warrior of Fred & Frieda
Beautiful Washington Information article by Malcolm Barnes about Black Holocaust liberator William S. Keyes and my new play. Check out...
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Nicole J. Burton
Apr 11, 20101 min read
FRED & FRIEDA Performances
FRED & FRIEDA will premiere at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Thursday, April 15-18, 2010. Show times are Thursday, April 15 at 10:00 am,...
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Nicole J. Burton
Mar 28, 20101 min read
"Strange Fruit to the Nth Degree"
That's how Fred Cephas in FRED & FRIEDA describes what he saw at Orhdruf concentration camp on April 4, 1945, when his 761st Tank...
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Nicole J. Burton
Feb 28, 20101 min read
Birthing a Play
We write plays at home in the quiet of our offices. But even when we've finished writing, they're not born until we hand them to someone...
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Nicole J. Burton
Feb 22, 20101 min read
Why I Wrote FRED & FRIEDA
Here's a video clip explaining why I wrote my play FRED & FRIEDA. Of course, there are a thousand other reasons but often a play begins...
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Nicole J. Burton
Dec 29, 20091 min read
Auditions for My New Play, FRED & FRIEDA
Audition Notice Sheilah Crossley-Cox will direct Fred & Frieda, a new play by Nicole Burton, to be performed at the Greenbelt Arts...
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Nicole J. Burton
Nov 28, 20091 min read
The Gifts of Adoption Reunion: Courage & Acceptance
On Nov. 19, I spoke about adoption reunion at the Washington Ethical Society. They're a great group. The talk, posted on the archives,...
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