Texas. The word is an entire paragraph. You can’t invoke those two syllables without inviting controversy, and I haven’t been shy about picking a side. In a place that’s proud of being proud, it’s hard not to embrace stereotypes. I used to say with the glib confidence of a North-Easterner…

Origins and Why Aurora? — In 2019, I visited every town or city named Aurora in the United States. And one in Ontario, for good measure. Depending on how you count, there are as many as 27 Auroras in existence today. They are found on both coasts and from Minnesota to Texas, but tend to…

The sad truth about “Auroras” and what happened to this project. I did it. In 2019, I actually did visit every Aurora in the United States and one in Canada to boot. In 2021, I did it again — sort of. …

“Real” America — In 2019 and 2021, I visited every place named “Aurora” in the US. To learn about the journey, click here. I always knew that a good portion of this project was going to be done through serendipity. I got a call to pick up a trailer in Texas, drive it…