For Far from the Fjords, my latest story, I deviated from the usual way I locate a story. Generally I try to avoid specific place names. This time, it felt unnatural to keep places nameless. I didn't consciously choose Baltimore as a location. The choice is rather based on needing a specific kind of neighborhood, and Sandtown-Winchester was the first I found that fit the bill. I try to have any specific details about the locations real - there's plenty of research going into Baltimore, a city where I've never been - but I hope that potential readers from Baltimore will forgive me any mistakes I make. A few wrongs are included deliberately, because I needed them for the story.
Tomorrow I'll post chapter 4.