diff --git a/stdlib-candidate/README.md b/stdlib-candidate/README.md
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+# std-lib candidate
+
+This folder is where we can add scripts that might want to be in std-lib at some point. It can serve both as a holding place for scripts that are waiting on nushell changes, as well as a place to develop and discuss such scripts.
+
diff --git a/stdlib-candidate/str.nu b/stdlib-candidate/str.nu
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+def "str append" [tail: string]: [string -> string, list<string> -> list<string>] {
+    let input = $in
+    match ($input | describe | str replace --regex '<.*' '') {
+        "string" => { $input ++ $tail },
+        "list" => { $input | each {|el| $el ++ $tail} },
+        _ => $input
+    }
+}
+def "str prepend" [head: string]: [string -> string, list<string> -> list<string>] {
+    let input = $in
+    match ($input | describe | str replace --regex '<.*' '') {
+        "string" => { $head ++ $input },
+        "list" => { $input | each {|el| $head ++ $el } },
+        _ => $input
+    }
+}