A personal essay reflecting on Jennifer Rose's lifelong relationship with the Beatles, from performing “Yellow Submarine” as a child to becoming convinced in ninth grade that she was John Lennon reincarnated, using the 60th anniversary of Revolver as a starting point to explore special interests, identity, and belonging.

Manimal Crackers started out very differently than it ended up. Jennifer Rose talks about the writing process, why the story mattered to her, and how a British ghost became an unlikely mentor figure.