Esri Rose attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in Radio-TV-Film.

Rose has written and produced ads for radio and television. She also worked at the National Potato Promotion Board, and has forgotten more about potatoes than most people will ever know. In a memorable stint as associate editor of Zymurgy magazine at the Homebrewers Association, she demonstrated her capering skills in a turkey mascot suit. It was hot inside, and smelled of beer.