Tales of the Dead Armadillo + Hoof Prints The Making of Ace! A Story of Crosscountry Running and Early 1990s New Braunfels
Original novels Esteban Erik Stipnieks all rights reserved
Author's Note for Tales of Dead Armadillo (updated September 21,2010 honoring my last cross-country coach)
The Lion The Unicorn the Man In the Mirror Commentary about the Novel and Penn State
Authors Note Hoofprints the Prequel to Tales
OF Faith and Sport (Tebow style additional commetary)
Prelude to Tails Two Mail Boxes On Balcones 1975 A story of things to come short story (added fact from fiction not much made up)
Latvians Latinos Ex Nazis the Real story of Cold War Life New Braunfels
The Introduction In Denton (The start of Hoofprints)
Chapter 1 section1 homeward bound broken heart.
Stephen King Must Die aka God Opposes the Proud (Hoof Prints)
Bible Study and Youth Leader Discussion Questions
chapter 1 section 2Many Parts of A Team
Every Viking Must Travel Besides Christians Know They Only Got 1 Home (Hoof prints)
chapter 2 section 1 A Hair's Width Separates Glory and Disaster Old faces New faces meet A team is born
Ya Aint in New Braunfels No More (Hoof PRints)
chapter 2 section 2 Positive rate Gear Up preseason crosscountry running
How Ace Got his Name and Old Habbits being broken(Hoof prints)
chapter 2 section 3 Getter ready for the big weekend
The Summer before Season Three Ace becoming Ace Hoof prints
Chapter 3 Mini camp team retreat
A flight that lasts a life time can not bridge a deep gap and blown decision (hoof prints)
Chapter 4 To Quote Jimmy Buffet.....
Bible Study Questions Christian Reader
Calling You Ace Ain't an insult! The Re birth of Bronco Pride (Hoof Prints)
Chapter 5 Transition.
Hoofprints....Three workouts a Race....a pep rally Ace aint perfect but learning....Oh yes a classic dyspraxic moment mixed in.
Book II The Season....of 1993
Chapter 1 Medina Valley Chronicles
Chapter 1 section 1 Medina Valley Chronicles sect 1 monday
Hoof prints The Pirate Cove School Victory and Tragic Defeat!
Chapter 1 section 2Encino In the heat Medina Valley Chronicles
Foreshadowing....and education.....HOof Prints
chapter 1 section 3 The long dare and the set up Medina valley Chronicles
Ace learns to Fly Coach P conflicts
Chapter 1 section 4 The Race Medina Valley!
End of HOof Prints the start of Tales
Chapter 2 Traditions Famous and Infamous
chapter 2 section 1 negatives conflicts and coming together
chapter 2 section 2 fire from above fire from within traditions of fame traditions of infamy
chapter 2 section 3 Traditions of fame traditions of shame Thursday Thursday
chapter 2 section 4 Traditions of fame traditions of shame dysfunction junction
chapter 2 section 5 A bit of Triumph as the team loses a member
Chapter 3 UTSA Its Not As Bad as You Remember....ITS WORSE
chapter 3 section 1 Anger,mercy,surprise tenderness and sweat (In just 1 workout)
chapter 3 section 2 To Quote Steve Miller "Everything's better When Wet!"
chapter 3 section 3 How French Fries Got his Name and the food flies at Unicorn stadium
chapter 3 section 4 Chapter 3 section 4 approach to the steam bath (Pep rally and two workouts)
Chapter 3 section 5 The Race and Aftermath
Chapter 4 old Bets New Glory
Chapter 4 section 1 run in the Guadalupe valley book2 chapter4 section1.
Chapter 4 section 2 a dare a defense Book 2 chapter 4 section II
Chapter 4 section 3 speed over common ground book 2 chapter4 section 3
chapter 4 section 4 Almost at Seguin book 2 chapter 4 section 4 (Tale of an Old Bet)
chapter 4 section 4 the races at Seguin is it District Glory We see? book2 chapter4 section5 raceday
Chapter 5 A dual Meet A Time to Cry
Chapter 5 section 1 Going to Denton Tomorrow book 2 chapter 5 section 1
chapter 5 section 2 Time to cry time to say good bye book 2 chapter 5 section 2
Chapter 5 section 3 Dual meet ahead book 2 chapter 5 section 3
Chapter 5 section 4 Dual Meet Smoked Venison Book 2 Chapter 5 section 4 The race
Chapter 5 section 5 Victory is Sweet Book 2 Chapter 5 Section 5
Chapter 6 The Dare is Taken
Chapter 6 section 1 hope makes lactic acid fade book 2 chapter 6 section1
Chapter 6 section 2 humor and hope book 2 chapter 6 section2
Chapter 6 section 3 We have ignition we have lift off book 2 chapter 6 section 3
chapter 6 section 4 Emotions a storm Book 2 Chapter 6 section 4 fading fast
Chapter 6 section 5 Double Gold and a Bobble book 2 chapter 6 section5
Chapter 7 Trying to Stop Time
Book 2 Chapter 7 section 1 a long run
Book 2 Chapter 7 Section 2 the Smell of glory and senioritis does strange things
Book 2 Chapter 7 section Three Speed Workout mixed with senioritis and hope the fire is quite alive
Book 2 Chapter 7 section 4 Amanda throws down a dare
Book 2 chapter 7 section 5 One last non district meet
Book 2 Chapter 8 Going for Gold
Book 2 Chapter 8 section 1 A Win Win Proposition
Book 2 Chapter 8 Section 2 An Encino Among friends
Book 2 Chapter 8 section 3 Training At District
Book 2 Chapter 8 section The crescendo builds!
Book 2 Chapter 8 Section 5 You got another week of workouts!
Chapter 9 Book Two Success After adversity
Picking up the Pieces Book 2 Chapter 9 section 1
Fictional excerpt from Hoof Print Story on Ace! (new addition)
Book 2 Chapter 9 section 2 Now that you do not want it here is the fame
Book 2 Chapter 9 Section three Revenge of the Dentonite as he builds Unicorn Unity
Book 2 Chapter 9 Section 4 The last meet approaches for many
Book 2 Chapter 9 Section 5 The Last Race!
Book 2 Conclusion The season when viewed from the Rearview Mirror
Glossary of Bizzare vocabulary at the Request of English men and women!
Other Bits Since This is about a Dyspraxic Athlete
Guide For Educators and Coaches Dyspraxia in Athletics and schools including flight schools article added 4/26/13 (false control cues for teacher what is really going on)
For the Future Employers of Ace A Guide to Dyspraxic employees! (11/19/12 latest update)
A Guide to Parenting a dyspraxic! (Updated 1/25/13 Federal over reach)
Through The Passage of Time Lessons taught remain and teammates forever
Two cross-country Runners seeking to make right a dark night in boxing (6/2/11)
Fun the story of a college Race from MCs point of view