Boomer Pinches

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• “Drowning for Beginners.” The Sun. August, 2019. Print.
• “Outland Empire.” Jubilat. Jan. 2017, Special Issue 30.5. Print.
• “Nothing but Sky.” The Sun. Nov. 2016, Issue 491. Print.
• “Tragicomedians.” The Adroit Journal. Jan. 2016. Online. (theadroitjournal.org/issue-fourteen-boomer-pinches-the-adroit-journal)
• “Tempus,” “Wellfleet,” “The Writer.” Narrative Magazine. Feb., May, and Sept. 2015. Online. (www.narrativemagazine.com/authors/boomer-pinches)
• “The Mounting Evidence of Our Decline.” PANK. Nov. 2014. Online. (pankmagazine.com/piece/mounting-evidence-decline/)
• “Between You and Every Horizon.” The Austin Review. Jan. 2014, Issue 1. Print.
• “The Immortal Zelensky.” The Sun. Dec. 2010, Issue 420. Print.
• “Spoiler Alert.” Tin House. Volume 11, No. 4, June 2010. Print.
• “Another Calamity Averted.” matchbook.com. May 2010. Online. (www.matchbooklitmag.com/pinches.html)
• “How to Make an Omelet”. notnostrums. April 2010. Online.
• “Bethlehem Is Full.” Best New American Voices 2010. Ed. Dani Shapiro. New York: Mariner Books, 2009. Print.
• “The Doctor’s Wife”. Seeing Other People. May 2009. Online and print.
• “Global Widespread Panic”. Global Widespread Panic. April 2008. Online.
• “The Astronauts.” The Massachusetts Review. 48.1, 2007. Print.

• Smith College July 2012-December 2017, September 2019-May 2021 Lecturer, English Department Northampton, MA
• Teach first-year college students the fundamentals of university-level writing, with an emphasis on critical thinking, self-expression, attention to audience, and revision.
• Introduce students to various writing genres, including the personal narrative, analytical essay, and academic research essay.
• Develop and implement a writing curriculum based on aspects of performance in everyday life.
• The School of The New York Times Summer 2019 Instructor, “The Foreign Bureau: Covering the World” New York, NY
• Taught the principles and practice of international journalism to a diverse group of high school students.
• Led dynamic workshops on strategies for engaging news consumers in foreign affairs.
• Worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning faculty to develop an innovative and inclusive syllabus.
• Smith College Summers 2014-2018 Instructor, The Young Women’s Writing Workshop Northampton, MA
• Taught high school students how to read fiction critically and apply the techniques used by published authors to their own creative writing.
• Led writing workshops that focused on critiquing and revising students’ short stories.
• Western New England University Jan 2011-May 2017 Lecturer, English Department Springfield, MA
• Taught first-year college students the fundamentals of university-level writing, with an emphasis on critical thinking, self-expression, attention to audience, and revision.
• Introduced students to various writing genres, including the personal narrative, analytical essay, and research essay.
• Developed and implemented a curriculum to introduce students to the fundamentals of literature — fiction, poetry, and drama.
• Western New England University July 2014 Lecturer, Low-Residency MFA Program Springfield, MA
• Spoke on several panels about creative writing, story construction, and reading literature.
• University of Massachusetts September 2006-May 2011 Teaching Associate, Writing Program Amherst, MA
• Worked with a diverse population of students, including non-native speakers of English.
• University of Massachusetts January 2008-December 2008 Teaching Associate, English Department Amherst, MA
• Developed courses on Introductory Creative Writing (Poetry and Fiction) and Advanced Creative Writing (Fiction).
• Taught sections of 20 students, comprised of advanced undergraduates and English majors.
• Created an interactive forum to generate online discussion for reading assignments.
• Putney Student Travel Summer 2009 Instructor, Excel at Amherst College Amherst, MA
• Taught journalism to international students ages 14 to 18.
• Edited, compiled, and published a class magazine, with a focus on features, op-eds, and reviews.
• Rennert Bilingual 2002-2003, Summers 2006 and 2007 Instructor New York, NY
• Designed courses for non-native English speakers in writing, grammar, and TOEFL preparation.
• Created innovative in-class exercises to improve student confidence and conversational skills.
• Inlingua International December 2003-June 2004 Instructor Istanbul, Turkey
• Designed course curricula and taught classes in writing, grammar, and conversation.
• Ridgewood Public Schools September 2001-June 2002 Substitute Teacher Ridgewood, NJ
• Taught classes in English, math, science, history, and P.E. for grades K–12.