The little boy sneaked into the orchard and scrambled up the tall cherry tree.
The branches poked him in the ribs.
The wind buffeted him.
Up he climbed, undaunted, toward the ripest cherries.
Snap!
The boy lay sprawled on the grass, gazing at the victorious cherries, so high, so distant…
PS: This is my answer to my own challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/writing-challenge-fifty/
Image: (c) Jean Bradbury
boy with a hat 
Coming from someone who fell out of a lot of trees as a kid, I know exactly what this boy is thinking!
No spinal cord problems, I hope, 🙂
No it’s all good!
A darling of a story! I am converted to Fifties now 🙂
http://ofglassandpaper.com/2014/04/09/weekly-writing-challenge-fifty-dpchallenge-writerswednesday/
I tip my hat to you.
Thoroughly enjoyed your story. 😉
I’ve always loved your blog. But, ever since I attempted to write my own 50 word story , my admiration for yours has increased by ten fold! Here’s an invisible thinking hat as a token of appreciation!
I blush.
I tip my hat to you.
Would that I had such a mushy rat in my attic!
Maybe I do live in your attic. And, maybe I borrow your hat when you’re fast asleep.
Your challenge AND talent inspired me. I’ve written my first “Fifty”!
http://inimitablerich.endoxaconsulting.com/2014/04/09/jason-and-his-golden-glove/
Much harder than I thought it would be… hope you like it.
You must explain to me the rules of baseball first!
Forgive me, kind sir. If you truly want to know…
If the ball makes its way into the mitt (which is also called a “glove”) it is a good thing for Jason and not the pranking “baseball god”.
I will humbly keep trying…
I love your story #138! Thanks for this really fun challenge!
Very clever story. Enjoyable.
Speaking as a knot, it’s a masterful story 🙂
It’s even better now, after some editing. 😉
I needed this inspiration. It got me back in the game after a two week dead period. Enjoy my “Fifty Word Recipe for Saving the World, Almost.”
http://uncustomaryhousewife.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/a-fifty-word-recipe-to-saving-the-world-almost/
I loved your story and thanks for 50 word challenge, It was fun and I learned a lot from writing such a short story. please have a look :
http://name5ake.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/in-the-dark/
A glimpse into the bipolar mind…
https://uncustomaryhousewife.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/the-bipolar-mind-in-fifty-words/
congrats on hosting a DP Challenge – have posted 2 so far 🙂
I am currently reading the free e-book that you shared. Your stories are good and it is a joy to read them. I am really having fun and I even decided to try writing a fifty myself. Here’s mine: http://angelocrux.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/writing-challenge-fifty/
Keep on writing and having fun! 🙂
Yay!
Aw, this is pretty sad if the poor boy is forever surrendered to a wheelchair
He’ll get there in time.
So close yet so far! Came across the writing challenge on Daily Post and decide to give it a shot. I love flash fiction 😀
I just wanted to thank you for the fifty word challenge. It was a refreshing step away from the lengthy, over explained essays that I often feel inclined to write. I didn’t feel that I had to commit myself for a long period of time, and this took away much of the writing inhibition that I often feel and kept me feeling passionate about the task at hand.
I tip my hat to you, Jenn!
So simple and so beautiful a complete story in an eternal space. Thanks. I love this