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Atwood published “The Handmaid’s Tale” in 1985, imagining America as Christian theocracy where women are property. Critics called it far-fetched. Then Trump won. The Hulu adaptation became essential viewing. Women protested in Handmaid costumes. Atwood’s rule: nothing in the book hasn’t happened somewhere in history. “Oryx and Crake” explored genetic engineering. “The Testaments” continued Gilead’s story 15 years later. At 85, she’s still writing, still warning, still proving dystopias are instruction manuals disguised as fiction. Her work asks: How quickly can civilization collapse?