Plot Outline for "The Writer's Daily Times"

1. Exposition - Steve, a chubby middle-aged man, finds himself larger than he remembers, and decides, once again, to begin bike riding to get into shape.

2. Conflict - Steve can't convince his wife that this time he's really going to get into shape.

3. Complications - Steve pretends to race his friend, wins, and then finds he has real competition up ahead.

4. Climax - Steve pushes himself as hard as he can, but can't quite catch up. Then he competition gets hit by both a bus and a van.

5. Falling Action - Steve witnesses the accident and is very shaken; he turns around and bikes home.

6. Resolution - Steve decides that the bike really isn't for him.