A longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay Zone and graduate of Stanford University, Michael Babcock (American, born 1950) lives and writes in Oakland, California. He is a former graphic designer and pc programmer. His nearly sixteen year friendship with Susan Seddon Boulet is enriched by their shared interest in symbols and undertones. Babcock is the author of Susan Seddon Boulet: Paintings of the Goddess and the Power of the Bear: Paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet.