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The Rite

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Rosie Brand

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A drawing of a box of tampons with a bug inside. The text on the side of the box reads "The Rite" on one side and "Rosie Brand" on another side.
A seven-paneled page of comics showing a girl walking into a kitchen to talk to her mother. In the third panel, she says "Hey Mum?" In the fourth panel she says "Something weird came out in my pants." In the sixth panel, the mother says "It's about time."
A seven-paneled page of comics showing the girl talking to her mother in the kitchen. In the first panel, the mother says "It's perfectly normal, don't worry." The mother goes to a closet and gets a small box.
An eight-paneled page of comics showing the girl opening the box, which contains an assortment of tampons. In the fourth panel, the mother says "Here" and demonstrates how to insert the tampon. In the sixth panel, the mother says "You put it in like this." In the final panel, the mother says "Got it?" while the girl looks at her.
An eight-paneled page of comics showing the girl talking to her mother, then going to the bathroom. In the second panel, the girl says "yes." In the third panel, the mother says "Let me know if you need any help." In the fifth panel, the mother says "It's going to come every month from now on." In the remaining panels, the girl goes to the bathroom and looks at the blood in her underwear.
An eight-paneled page of comics showing bloody underwear, with the blood splotch turning into a giant bug. In the final panel, the girl screams.
An eight-paneled page of comics showing the girl inserting a tampon into the bug's mouth.
An eight-paneled page of comics showing the bug eating the tampon and crawling up of the girl's underpants.
A five-paneled page of comics showing the girl pulling up her pants and looking in the mirror. In the final panel, she says "Every month from now on."

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Rosie Brand
Rosie Brand is a British artist, writer and educator, living on Tongva land: Los Angeles, CA. Her comics have previously appeared in small press anthologies such as Plum Press and O Panda Gordo. She teaches interdisciplinary workshops, combining sculpture, storytelling and naturalism at various community spaces around Los Angeles.

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