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

he currently splits his day between compiling a new dictionary for western punjabi (which includes dialectical content from lahore, pothohari and seraiki) and translating a soviet-era dictionary for the syrian dialect of arabic from the original russian.

his comprehensive uzbek - english dictionary (all 48,000 headwords and 69,000 examples of it) is now available for purchase both on paper and as an e-book. a slang supplement of roughly 7,500 words is nearly in the can and should be ready-and-waiting shortly. research into lexical variations of language among the expat population of uzbeks in afghanistan is currently underway.

his uyghur to english dictionary, a solo-effort from years ago (now largely revised and retooled) will finally be in print and on shelves sometime around groundhog day (though saint patrick's day might be more realistic target). additionally, nabijan tursun's "uyghur reader", which he helped compile and edit, is now back in print in a second impression.

he has a number of projects either on the boards or in the conceptual phase including work that will focus on brazil and beyond. he is available, upon request, for consulting on matters of lexicography and language. this past august, he spoke at the asian lexicography conference in kyoto, japan, during which he developed a bit of a yen for kastu kare and sake don. (getting hooked on gado-gado at the next conference in bali is on his to-do list.)

he also blows glass, volunteers at the food bank, and teaches origami at his wife's paper studio. he is also a kickstarter addict. in earlier versions of himself, he has been a grocery store stockman, a volunteer ambulance attendant and even a computer help desk technician.

oh - and no: he's not "on" facebook and doesn't "tweet", so don't ask.