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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Not to get all political, but my #nuerodivergent take is that perfume should be illegal.
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
#highlysensitiveperson #hsp
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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
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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
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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...
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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.
I need an expert to explain why Van Gogh's Starry Night is so famous while I've never heard of Naked Woman Reclining, Potato Eaters, or any of the Autumn/ peasants working paintings. I know there's 900+ but Prisoners exercising? I literally stared at A Pair of Shoes for half an hour! ESSSSPLAIIIN!!!
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I need an expert to explain why Van Gogh's Starry Night is so famous while I've never heard of Naked Woman Reclining, Potato Eaters, or any of the Autumn/ peasants working paintings. I know there's 900+ but Prisoners exercising? I literally stared at A Pair of Shoes for half an hour! ESSSSPLAIIIN!!!
I suggest doing Thanksgiving with family the week prior. It's like "sneak attack Thanksgiving," giving no one time to prepare arguments, and leaves you to celebrate the holiday as it was intended: playing video games pants-less. *Tips imaginary hat*
#lifehacks #thanksgiving #familydrama
#lifehacks #thanksgiving #familydrama
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I suggest doing Thanksgiving with family the week prior. It's like "sneak attack Thanksgiving," giving no one time to prepare arguments, and leaves you to celebrate the holiday as it was intended: playing video games pants-less. *Tips imaginary hat*
#lifehacks #thanksgiving #familydrama
#lifehacks #thanksgiving #familydrama
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From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
Will someone please create a video of Bill Clinton saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," then cut to a picture of Trump with Ashby's Lorax saying, "I had it with that one." Come on, please?
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Will someone please create a video of Bill Clinton saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," then cut to a picture of Trump with Ashby's Lorax saying, "I had it with that one." Come on, please?
Who needs an alarm clock? Who needs sleep?? You need neither when your cat needs food!
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Who needs an alarm clock? Who needs sleep?? You need neither when your cat needs food!
How many times do I need to reheat my coffee before I remember it's still in the microwave? If you guess correctly, you could win this cold cup of coffee!!
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How many times do I need to reheat my coffee before I remember it's still in the microwave? If you guess correctly, you could win this cold cup of coffee!!