michael hunter horlick was born in cleveland, ohio. he has since claimed residency in venice (florida), interlochen (michigan), bloomington (indiana), saint petersburg (russian federation), beijing (people's republic of china) and takoma park (maryland).

he currently fills his days writing an uzbek dictionary, volunteering on a local ambulance, learning to blow glass, running a local community organization, scaring the beejezus out of himself climbing 5.9's at seneca rocks, printing photographs onto hand-made paper with his wife, and perfecting his chicken curry and palak paneer recipes. for the most part, he's just your average, run-of-the-mill, humble, irish buddhist. and he'd love to hear from you.

if you have the means, please consider making a donation to kiva. this organziation does wonderful, uplifting, life-altering work. one small warning, though - they make helping others addictive.