Editor’s note: This essay deals with topics of childhood sexual assault, rape, and incest. “Hush” by Torie Rose Wiley The Armless Maiden, or in some retellings, The Maiden Without Hands, is an ancient folktale that has been passed down throughout different cultures and generations. In the older versions, a young girl lives alone with her […] The post Surviving My Assault Means Understanding Where, and Who, I Come From appeared first on Electric Literature .