Larry O'Neal is a graduate of Webster University's Creative Writing program and the author of several short stories and a novel. His quirky fiction has appeared in off-beat literary journals and websites. A musician and songwriter, O'Neal wrote and performed in the folk-pop-rock quartet Hotel Faux Pas, where his absurdist humor ran rampant. His collection, Various Tentacles, contains stories all centering around the theme of music. O'Neal lives in St. Louis, Missouri, where he works as a freelance creative writer, providing books, scripts and creative copy for toy, gaming, amusement park and children's book companies.