T.L Pavlich is a writer, editor, theatre artist, and storyteller originally from Cleveland, OH. T.L. is passionate about hearing and sharing stories, inspired by the power of words to fuel change and growth. After a decade working in theatre, T.L. stepped away from the stage to focus on writing. Since then, their work has appeared in Foglifter Journal, The Offing, and HAD, among others. Their writing has been supported by the SMC Lambda Literary Fellowship and Banff Center of Arts and Creativity. T.L. was previously a Features Editor at The Rumpus. They now live in Boston, MA along with their dog, two snails, and 85 house plants.

INSIGHT

Miss Girl Who Couldn’t 1997

By T.L. PAVLICH

I was convinced that if I just played the part right, I would be okay, I would be one of the girls.