Janica Hall, writer
@janicahall.bsky.social
She/her YA and women's fiction author. Writer and producer of Tiny Tales Bedtime Stories. Dog mom, bog witch, and self-proclaimed cheapskate.
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One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Says
What you gain in a day by staying up late might be curtailing how long you live, according to a new study linking insufficient sleep to a lower life expectancy.
www.sciencealert.com
Are you a sleep avoider like me? Love to stay up late? Can't turn your brain off? You could be cutting years off your life! Sleep stories are proven to occupy your mind just enough that your body can rest. If you like fairy tales, listen to Tiny Tales, quiet your overactive mind, and sleep well!
I just fell asleep while editing my own sleep story. If you listen, I guarantee you and your little ones will be out in no time. It's not magic, but the magic of the tale combined with science, will have you sleeping in no time. 🥰
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I just fell asleep while editing my own sleep story. If you listen, I guarantee you and your little ones will be out in no time. It's not magic, but the magic of the tale combined with science, will have you sleeping in no time. 🥰
Do you butter or mayo the outside of your grilled cheese? CHOOSE CAREFULLY, YOU HEATHEN!!!
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Do you butter or mayo the outside of your grilled cheese? CHOOSE CAREFULLY, YOU HEATHEN!!!
New Tiny Tale Bedtime Story available on your favorite streaming platforms! Join us as we enjoy a plate of pancakes and prepare for a picnic in the woods. Although, I’m sure you’ll be asleep long before the end. Sweet dreams.
Ep 7 Pancakes and Picnics
Welcome to Tiny Tales Bedtime Stories, a podcast that tells gentle tales to help children of all ages embrace relaxation and sleep.
tinytalesbedtimestories.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
New Tiny Tale Bedtime Story available on your favorite streaming platforms! Join us as we enjoy a plate of pancakes and prepare for a picnic in the woods. Although, I’m sure you’ll be asleep long before the end. Sweet dreams.
Just over here, trying to keep my weight low and my credit score high.
December 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just over here, trying to keep my weight low and my credit score high.
Christmas puppy wants to say hello to everyone. Everyone, this is Okami. He's a pomsky (Pomeranian husky) and a very good boy.
December 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Christmas puppy wants to say hello to everyone. Everyone, this is Okami. He's a pomsky (Pomeranian husky) and a very good boy.
This dog has been barking for an hour nonstop. Some people are trying to record in this neighborhood, good sir!
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This dog has been barking for an hour nonstop. Some people are trying to record in this neighborhood, good sir!
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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
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So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
My #wordoftheday is "lugubrious." And while I am not excessively sad nor dramatically mournful, it is 25 degrees out! So, I will be exhibiting similar signs: getting breakfast delivered, lying in bed, cancelling plans, and whispering "lugubrious" to myself as I shuffle for another hot toddy.
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My #wordoftheday is "lugubrious." And while I am not excessively sad nor dramatically mournful, it is 25 degrees out! So, I will be exhibiting similar signs: getting breakfast delivered, lying in bed, cancelling plans, and whispering "lugubrious" to myself as I shuffle for another hot toddy.
I like messing with the die-hard fans at my sports bar. "Oh no. Did someone football? Ug, the Skyhawks ama'rght?"
a man in a blue shirt with the words " i cannot talk about it without crying " on the bottom
ALT: a man in a blue shirt with the words " i cannot talk about it without crying " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I like messing with the die-hard fans at my sports bar. "Oh no. Did someone football? Ug, the Skyhawks ama'rght?"
Watched this last night with all the light pollution and still saw a lot. Gorgeous!
Geminid meteor shower peaks December 13-14
earthsky.org
December 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Watched this last night with all the light pollution and still saw a lot. Gorgeous!
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The cliche that ‘having an idea’ is the hard part of writing is persistent and pernicious. Realising the idea is the craft of it. That FAQ of…
December 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The cliche that ‘having an idea’ is the hard part of writing is persistent and pernicious. Realising the idea is the craft of it. That FAQ of…
Are you a sleep avoider like me? Love to stay up late? Can't turn your brain off? You could be cutting years off your life! Sleep stories are proven to occupy your mind just enough that your body can rest. If you like fairy tales, listen to Tiny Tales, quiet your overactive mind, and sleep well!
One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Says
What you gain in a day by staying up late might be curtailing how long you live, according to a new study linking insufficient sleep to a lower life expectancy.
www.sciencealert.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Are you a sleep avoider like me? Love to stay up late? Can't turn your brain off? You could be cutting years off your life! Sleep stories are proven to occupy your mind just enough that your body can rest. If you like fairy tales, listen to Tiny Tales, quiet your overactive mind, and sleep well!
I'm new to recording and even newer to sound editing, but my latest episode of #bedtimestories is the best so far. When you embrace experience over perfection, you may fail a lot, but when you keep going, you will also learn and grow a lot! #audiorecording #audacity #newpodcast
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm new to recording and even newer to sound editing, but my latest episode of #bedtimestories is the best so far. When you embrace experience over perfection, you may fail a lot, but when you keep going, you will also learn and grow a lot! #audiorecording #audacity #newpodcast
New episode of Tiny Tales is live! This story is about a delicious dinner, a soft bed with cool sheets, and a bedtime story about a very timid mouse. Enjoy and sleep well!
open.substack.com/pub/tinytale...
open.substack.com/pub/tinytale...
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New episode of Tiny Tales is live! This story is about a delicious dinner, a soft bed with cool sheets, and a bedtime story about a very timid mouse. Enjoy and sleep well!
open.substack.com/pub/tinytale...
open.substack.com/pub/tinytale...
I'm getting bombarded with these ads for a couples' D&D date-night game set. All I did was click, screen shot, and share it with my husband. Calm down! #christmasads #dungeonsanddragons
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm getting bombarded with these ads for a couples' D&D date-night game set. All I did was click, screen shot, and share it with my husband. Calm down! #christmasads #dungeonsanddragons
I don't even like Christmas music and I'm over here singing, "JANICA IS COMING TO TOWN. YEAH. JANICA IS COMING TO TOWN." But joke's on you, brain! You're staying home for the holidays!
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I don't even like Christmas music and I'm over here singing, "JANICA IS COMING TO TOWN. YEAH. JANICA IS COMING TO TOWN." But joke's on you, brain! You're staying home for the holidays!
Not to get all political, but my #nuerodivergent take is that perfume should be illegal.
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Not to get all political, but my #nuerodivergent take is that perfume should be illegal.
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
Episode 4 of Tiny Tales Bedtime Stories is live. This one is about a little gnome girl named Bluebell and her dear friend Mr. crow. Available on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcast to help children of all ages fall asleep. Sweet dreams!
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Episode 4 of Tiny Tales Bedtime Stories is live. This one is about a little gnome girl named Bluebell and her dear friend Mr. crow. Available on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcast to help children of all ages fall asleep. Sweet dreams!
Turning off your brain to sleep can be very difficult. I'm posting a new Tiny Tales bedtime story tonight to help kids of all ages drift into Dreamland. Stay tuned! #sleepstories #bedtimestories #bettersleep
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Turning off your brain to sleep can be very difficult. I'm posting a new Tiny Tales bedtime story tonight to help kids of all ages drift into Dreamland. Stay tuned! #sleepstories #bedtimestories #bettersleep
I love when writing incorporates intergenerational relationships! #amanontheinside #onlymurders #graceandfrankie We need to celebrate elderly life, especially past 50, and ESPECIALLY with women-- ages Hollywood loves to ignore.
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I love when writing incorporates intergenerational relationships! #amanontheinside #onlymurders #graceandfrankie We need to celebrate elderly life, especially past 50, and ESPECIALLY with women-- ages Hollywood loves to ignore.
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If I never again have to change a TV for a grown man, crying about his football, I will consider my entire life a success. #bartender #lifeofabartender #sportsbar #ihatesports
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If I never again have to change a TV for a grown man, crying about his football, I will consider my entire life a success. #bartender #lifeofabartender #sportsbar #ihatesports
Feeling sad is now a check list. Is it the weather? Hormones? Social depletion? Brain procrastinating anxiety? I don't know, but I'm gonna sit for hours and doomscroll about it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Feeling sad is now a check list. Is it the weather? Hormones? Social depletion? Brain procrastinating anxiety? I don't know, but I'm gonna sit for hours and doomscroll about it.
Let your first draft be shit. Embrace experience over perfection. There is value in the process of creating hot garbage.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Let your first draft be shit. Embrace experience over perfection. There is value in the process of creating hot garbage.