The Gubernator's Message

Written By Amanda Barusch
Arnold Schwartzneger, the gubernator, sits at his desk holding the mighty sword of Conan the Destroyer.

Arnold with the Conan Sword

The Guardian calls him our "moral gubernator," but Schwartzneger's 7-minute speech is deeply moving. Watch it - if only for the great sword metaphor. Click here for the video.

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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