MR and MS Stories Four endearing short novels that bring the silent tears and then the smiles and laughter to wipe them dry MR CATHOLIC Young man from a mixed-bag family of nominal, devout, practical RC's, wrestles with human nature and the Church. MS HAVE-IT-ALL A Plain Jane has a facelift then turns the table on everybody in the old hometown, lays waste to social and sexual decorum. MR PRACTICAL A cerebral macho uses pure logic in his relationships without realizing he is doing so to hide his feelings. MS BIOLOGICAL CLOCK Woman capitulates to singlehood but beats the clock. Women's contemporary issues, mostly men and motherhood. Back to Author Home Page

Mr and Ms Stories, Fiction, Short Novels; Espiritu, Jaime P. Published October 1998. 350 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 softcover. ISBN: 0-9666975-0-2, $15.00 cover price Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 98-92090 Jaime Espiritu was born and raised in the Philippines. Fiction writing has been his irrepressible endeavor for many years. He is the author of four fiction novels, two short-story collections and an autobiographical novel. He lives in the National Capital Area.