title: Solved by Walking: Paradox and Resolution in the Labyrinth
author:  Mary T. Hackworth 
description: Mary Hackworth is a writer and researcher with a PhD in Myth Studies. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where she blogs on mythology, books, film, culture, and everyday life. She completed dozens of labyrinths and mazes on the way to writing SOLVED BY WALKING.
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  # The Second We Met
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Maya Hughes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Maya Hughes
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  Cover Design: Najla Qamber, Qamber Designs
  
  
  Cover Image: Wander Aguiar
  
  
  Editing: Tamara Mayata, Caitlin Marie, Sarah Kellog Plocher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Nicole, who has walked hundreds of miles with me and always shares a spark
  of her genius with every step.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [Elle](part0004.html#3Q280-66d47a5a2e3846bd981a640cd27be1f9)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [Nix](part0005.html#4OIQ0-66d47a5a2e3846bd981a640cd27be1f9)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [Elle](part0006.html#5N3C0-66d47a5a2e3846bd981a640cd27be1f9)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Nix](part0007.html#6LJU0-66d47a5a2e3846bd981a640cd27be1f9)
  
  
  