Nicole J. BurtonMay 23, 20121 minWhere 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 rootles...
Nicole J. BurtonApr 22, 20121 minSpiritual Paths of Adoption RecoveryWhat helped us overcome adoption trauma? How do we tell the truth about our experience and stay positive? How do we turn recovery into pu...
Nicole J. BurtonAug 24, 20111 min"Cars" Tour Continues at KenCenMiss "Cars" the first time around? Join us at the Kennedy Center for a ride through one man's automotive life and times. A Natural Histor...
Nicole J. BurtonJul 29, 20111 minRead "The Cars" ScriptA Natural History of My Husband's Cars (PDF) - 26 pages
Nicole J. BurtonJul 11, 20111 minTell Us Your Car StoryDo 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 you...
Nicole J. BurtonJun 5, 20111 minA NATURAL HISTORY OF MY HUSBAND'S CARS - Fri, July 29, 7:30pmEven as a young boy in Northern Virginia, Jim Landry always wanted to drive. Fascinated by cars, he began driving himself to piano lesson...
Nicole J. BurtonApr 12, 20111 minFlying to ConferenceThe American Adoption Congress Conference in 2008 was the first adoption conference I'd ever attended. I was swept away by the kindness a...
Nicole J. BurtonJan 17, 20111 minThe Waking HourYou don't hear people talk much about adoption and codependency but adoption can't survive without codependency. The role of the adopted ...
Nicole J. BurtonDec 10, 20102 minI Am an Adoption AbolitionistI told friends at a Hanukkah party on Sunday that I recently transitioned from adoption reformer to adoption abolitionist--they were shoc...
Nicole J. BurtonNov 10, 20102 minMoving Adoption into the 21st CenturySix authors and national leaders from all sides of the Adoption Triad signed this op-ed. Please help us get it published in your local me...
Nicole J. BurtonSep 10, 20101 minComing Out of the Closet - For GoodWriting a memoir about adoption means I'm slowly coming out of the Adoption Closet. You might have thought that happened long ago but I'v...
Nicole J. BurtonSep 5, 20101 minLast Call at the Marble Bar at the Kennedy CenterIf 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 ...
Nicole J. BurtonApr 19, 20101 minFRED & FRIEDA Premiere!The April 2010 production of FRED & FRIEDA at the Greenbelt Arts Center was a glorious success thanks to fabulous, sold-out audiences. Wa...
Nicole J. BurtonApr 15, 20101 minWashington Informer - The Reluctant Warrior of Fred & FriedaBeautiful Washington Information article by Malcolm Barnes about Black Holocaust liberator William S. Keyes and my new play. Check out th...
Nicole J. BurtonApr 11, 20101 minFRED & FRIEDA PerformancesFRED & FRIEDA will premiere at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Thursday, April 15-18, 2010. Show times are Thursday, April 15 at 10:00 am, F...
Nicole J. BurtonMar 28, 20101 min"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 Battali...
Nicole J. BurtonFeb 28, 20101 minBirthing a PlayWe 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 ...
Nicole J. BurtonFeb 22, 20101 minWhy I Wrote FRED & FRIEDAHere'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...
Nicole J. BurtonDec 29, 20091 minAuditions for My New Play, FRED & FRIEDAAudition Notice Sheilah Crossley-Cox will direct Fred & Frieda, a new play by Nicole Burton, to be performed at the Greenbelt Arts Cente...
Nicole J. BurtonNov 28, 20091 minThe Gifts of Adoption Reunion: Courage & AcceptanceOn Nov. 19, I spoke about adoption reunion at the Washington Ethical Society. They're a great group. The talk, posted on the archives, wa...