This is Not a Stem Cell Item

But it does involve Mom, Dante and Error

Dante’s Dark Wood of Error, graphic by Gustave Dore

Can 9.6 million words all be priceless? Of course, the answer is no. However, that is how many this writer has produced over the last four years. Supposedly. 

How do I know? The figure, actually 9,597,047, was reported by a service that I use to catch misspelled words, dubious commas and inadvertent grammatical errors (as opposed to the “advertent” ones). 

But like they always say, “Even if your mother says it’s true, check it out.” 

So I did.