story: Uglypuss author: Margaret Atwood (pre-The Handmaid's Tale) year: 1983 where: london, black coffee note: this story is featured in the phenomenal collection, Bluebeard's Egg. It also has an intriguing POV swap near the end. a line: “Tonight, she feels dingy, old. Soon she will start getting into the firming cream; she will start worrying about her eyelids. Beginning … Continue reading 300 short stories:: story 102