Sometimes an idea gets in my head and I just have to run with it. A few months ago, I had a spark for a newsletter and, after a lot of behind the scenes work, it's ready to go.

I'm an outreach librarian working in Washington, DC. Some days I struggle with making content. Between social media, newsletters, emails, blogs, websites, posters, videos, and everything else that needs "content" there are days my brain is just tired. I know there are other people in my position. So, I created Content Prompt to help you jumpstart your content creation.

Each day (Monday-Friday), I will share noteworthy items and idea prompts to, hopefully, help *spark* an idea for your content. You can expect to look forward to:

• Lists of what’s happening - like holidays, observances, and big events

• Items on this day in history

• Current events, trends, and things to keep an eye on

• Questions to get you thinking

• Things to check out

• Ideas to try

On the first of each month, I’ll send a paid subscriber bonus with extra material, tips, and insights. I’ll take a look at:

• Big things to keep an eye on

• Best practices

• Useful tools

• And little things just to make you happy

If this sounds like something you need, sign up today! I'll start posting September 1.

All posts will be free to start. Eventually, the archives and paid subscriber bonuses will go behind a paywall.

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This week, I started reading Sara Petersen’s Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture. Petersen writes one of my favorite newsletters, In Pursuit of Clean Countertops, so I grabbed the book as soon as it was available at my local library. In this book, Petersen is putting the world of momfluencers in deeper culture conversation with how we view motherhood. It’s fascinating. This is a work of academic non-fiction but Petersen’s friendly tone and sassy nature shine through making it less of a chore to read.

*Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org

• A clever way to heat water. [MIT Technology Review]

• Another consequence of global warming - kids are getting burns from playgrounds. [WaPo - gift link]

• An accurate look at how much I love school supplies. [Hedger Humor]

• This is a good use of AI. [PetaPixel]

• The detail in these drawings is astounding. [Colossal]

• Sorry, friends, but I will not be buying you diamonds. [The Atlantic - may be paywalled]

• If you support abortion rights, use these numbers. [Abortion, Every Day]

• A few ways to feel productive on Fridays. [Ideas.TED.com]

• Use your vacation time! [Planet Money]

• How we look at the melting ice. [Up First]

• Coral cannot survive our increasingly hot oceans. [The Daily]

• This is endearingly cute. [@janetteb21]

• This is some delightful teaching. [@primrosetheband]

• I have not read Red, White, & Royal Blue but once I saw the trailer, I just had to watch the movie adaptation. I actually watched it the day it came out. This is a rom com that it totally cheesy but also incredibly charming. Everything is just so earnest. This will probably be one of those random films I put on whenever I need feel-good background noise. [Amazon Prime]

• I love Reuben sandwiches. If I see them on a restaurant menu, I almost always order one. Crispy mushroom Reuben is a vegetarian take on the dish and I found it quiet tasty. The best thing about making this at home was I could customize. I added extra horseradish to the spread and loaded up on the sauerkraut. This might need to make a more regular appearance in my menu planning. [Real Simple]

• I didn't each kimchi until I was in grad school. Now that I know about it, I love it! This fermented cabbage is an essential side dish in Korean cuisine. For a quick meal this week, I tossed together kimchi fried rice with extra greens. I went with a baby bok choy but pretty much any extra veggies would work. [The Kitchn]

I find it lovely that this octopus breeding ground and nursery is called a garden. They all look like little succulents. [NPR]

If you love board games, check out Tabletopia. This website has thousands of tabletop type games that you can play online. There’s something for everyone - from simple card games to complicated world building ones.

I’m up for promotion (and possibly tenure - we’re still unsure about that) and need to get a lot of paperwork together.