This had far more page views and downloads than I'd expected, so I'll work to expand the stereotypes into full-blown pages per Electric Bastionland's failed careers. Expanding the stereotypes will take some time, but I'm honestly surprised anyone's interested? This was mostly a lark. You've my humble thanks.
This is a high quality jam! Thanks so much for the submission. As it's the first submission, I've kicked along some funding for your purchase of an actual jar of jam, should you care to procure some at my expense. Feel free to share pictures of your first-past-post trophy jam, if you're of a mood to brag.
Every time I read "Electric Bastion Jam", it strikes me as a type of branded, jarred preserve peculiar to Electric Bastionland. What would that jam, jelly, marmalade, pickle, relish, chutney, savory, or otherwise bottled stuff be, however? I don't know, but I'm willing to buy some and find out. Here's what I propose as a side contest for the final 30 hours of Electric Bastion Jam: sell me your Electric Bastion Jams.
I'll buy up to five jams at a dollar a piece (well below what your creativity is worth, I know, but that's what the Mrs. will allow me to spend at market). Here are the requirements for entry:
Some kind of illustration or picture of the jam as bottled, ready for sale.
Folksy marketing copy describing the history of the jam and why it's come to be Electric Bastionland's eponymous jam.
List of the ingredients that would be printed on the jar's label.
The jam's effect or effects as an Oddity.
Multiple entries are allowed, but please submit them in a single document so we don't end up flooded and drowning in jam. I'm seeking quality over quantity, but obviously quantity improves your... odds.
Submit your jam or jams in the next 30 hours.
Make your entry with a suggested donation of a dollar. At the end of the 30 hours, I'll download all of the Electric Bastion Jams, select five of the jams, then donate to their earnest makers.
Reply on this thread with a link to your entry, please. I wouldn't want to miss anyone's good efforts.
