Comics about silly things I learned this summer 1. You won’t read that book during vacation Sorry to break it to you, but that book you are diligently carrying around in your luggage will never be read. That is if you are anything like me, of course. And I was in such denial until the very end of…

I am so happy to announce that I was selected to speak at Medium Day!! This post is a teaser of what I will talk about, so you can get an…

6 recommendations for queer comedy, art, and critical analysis I do everything in comics: I understand myself and others through creating and reading stories, I use comic humor to see the positive side of things, and most recently I came out by publishing this comic above. …

A story about my grandma and her favorite plushie told in a comic This is a true story that happened some two years ago. Instead of inhabiting all the weird spaces in my head, I made it into a comic. Now it’s not just something that happened to me and…

Priča o mojoj baki i njezinom najdražem psiću (This is the Croatian version of my comic Bleeding Hearts.) Bleeding Hearts A story about my grandma and her favorite plushie told in a comicmedium.com

My story in prose and comics For all the mothers who never stop being mothers This Mother’s Day, I want us to remember all the mothers who are torn between tragedy and taking care of their children. Some tragedies are an inevitable part of human experience, but most are not. …

With comics included! I started school one week later than everyone else. When I arrived, a startling surprise was awaiting the 7-year-old me: Everyone already knew how to read! In fact, most of the kids had learned how to read way before they started school, and all I could do…

The single factor that explains why I act baby-ish, play with toys, and can occasionally “predict” the end of the world Everyone is talking about what it means to be ADHD and neurodivergent these days, but few have identified the funniest, cutest, and simultaneously most unusual aspects of being neurodivergent…

Dear readers, I’m back with some news for you. First of all, I’m inviting you to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Ana’s comics”: https://anakrajinovic.substack.com/ Here I share my comics and news about my new Medium stories. This Substack newsletter is now my regular newsletter, while this one from Ana’s Stories…

New Year’s tips in comics I’m not going to tell you to stop being a pessimist. There are plenty of reasons to be one in 2023 and the era of toxic positivity is over. I will tell you how to be a happy pessimist (or attempt to be one)! Disclaimer…

Welcome to the world where “crying over spilled milk” is interpreted literally and having fun is the only solution What is the enemy number one for a person with ADHD? There are many contenders for this coveted place, but one of them wins the race when it comes to my…

In face of a tragedy so much bigger than ourselves

White Licitar hearts are rare, but I got one this winter.

How to embrace being ADHD during Xmas Our ADHD decorations are all heart

Great stories are relatable, but also innovative — Storytelling is a very powerful tool to transmit all kinds of knowledge, from factual to more subtle emotional understanding of other people’s perspectives. We consume and immerse ourselves constantly in stories of all shapes and sizes through novels, comics, movies, video games, among others. But what makes or breaks a…

And I want it now. On repeat, please! I have always seen the world very black and white: I either love something or I hate it! You can imagine my surprise when I heard other people saying things like “I’m ok with this, but I don’t really know what I…

Why can’t you be thicker, sturdier, a bit more like a real heart? (Textual version at the end)

A story about curiosity and gratitude I made this comic at the beginning of this year for my PhD supervisor Prof. Manfred Krifka, who is the most humble and the most knowledgeable scientist I have met to this date. I am so grateful to have been his student. Thank you! …

Muahahaha — 4 spooky things that might happen to ADHDers and other innocent souls this Halloween What is an ADHDer* most afraid of? Spiders, snakes, cemeteries at night? Wrong! Try again. Muahahaha, the gods have cursed us, for life alone is very scary for us. …