She also managed the Eraserheads during the 1990s. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She currently writes a weekly column for, the online news portal of TV5. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for the newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. Zafra attended Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, Quezon City, from prep school until the 6th Grade, after which she went to the main campus of the Philippine Science High School and then to the University of the Philippines where she majored in comparative literature. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for the newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. Her work has been the subject of academic study. Jessica is the author of Twisted 25 The Age of Umbrage and The Collected Stories of Jessica Zafra, all approved by her cats. Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology, and her personal life.

She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Jessica Zafra ( Tagalog: born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host.

Her books Twisted and Twisted II have been best sellers. Writer, columnist, editor, publisher, television host, radio host Jessica Zafra is probably the most popular writer among the Generation X in the Philippines.

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