Recent Publications:
"Fractures," Bucknell University Press, forthcoming
"Invasive," Impost: A Journal of Creative and Critical Work, March 2024
"Review: Places We Left Behind by Jennifer Lang," The Colorado Review, January 2024
“Review: The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water by Chris Dombrowski,” Hippocampus Magazine, 2022
“Review: An Encyclopedia of Bending Time by Kristin Keane,” Hippocampus Magazine, 2022
“Review: Negative Space by Lilly Dancyger,” Hippocampus Magazine, 2021
“Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer,” Colorado Review, March, 2021
“Review: World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil,” Colorado Review, April, 2021
“Mindfulness in the (Online) Classroom,” Faculty Focus, April 20, 2020
“Five Tips for Switching to Online Instruction,” Faculty Focus, March 17, 2020
“Review: Late Migrations by Maragret Renkl,” Colorado Review, January, 2020
“York Street Diner is Closed,” DINE, Nonfiction anthology, December 2019
“Review: Dig: A Personal Prehistoric Journey,” Brevity Magazine, December 2018
“Finding the Self in Nature: Amy Liptrot,” Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction, 2018
“Review: Jaws of Life,” Colorado Review, September 2018
“Review: In the Cemetery of the Orange Trees,” Colorado Review, August 2018
“The Night We Ate Moussaka,” Under the Gum Tree, July 2018
“Your Day to Survive,” Hippocampus Books & Magazine, Jan/Feb 2018
A lifelong educator, Aurora has worked for fifteen years in higher education and is a seasoned teacher passionate about student success.
In addition to many creative writing workshops and seminars, past college courses include:
Creative Writing
Creative Nonfiction
Business Writing
Fiction Writing
Copyediting
Professional Writing
Developmental Writing
Academic Writing
English Composition
Technical Writing
First-Year Seminars—Honors
An environmentally focused writer and artist, my work is rooted in exploring relationships between people and place.
I regularly offer creative writing workshops and classes and can be contacted for writing opportunities.