Liz K. O’Neill, a third-generation Vermonter, spent 28 years in a ​religious community before

earning a master’s degree in education with a minor in language arts. ​She taught writing and

literature for 20 years and developed curriculum at her local ​community college for seven years.

Liz also dedicated 30 years to volunteering and working at a women’s advocacy shelter,

where she created the educational website Imbalance in Relationships. Recently retired from

her role as a mental health worker in psychiatric and substance abuse treatment, she has

authored several books, including Be Wee with Bea Parts 1 and 2, Traffic 1, and The Tor.

The third installment of Be Wee with Bea and Traffic 2 will be published soon.

She is currently working on A Particular Friendship, a memoir detailing her life before, during, and ​after her time in the convent.