The Good Stuff #13: scruffy hospitality, the key to being a successful writer, and a perfect autumnal novel

Plus: The September issues, what's behind social media's 'fall vibes', heartbreak, and Elizabeth Strout is just as wonderful as you think she is

This autumnal view is by Lore Pemberton - how I covet one of her beautiful prints

Not to sound too much like my grandmother, but that flew by, didn’t it? One minute we were lolling around on the dog days of summer; the next it was back to school - in a metaphorical or literal sense. Not a month ago, I was on the beach, now the barometer is falling and th…