Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistThe Dog Days of SummerDuring the dog days of summer in Arizona, my desire to venture outside and do anything meaningful lessens greatly. Monsoon storms usually…13h ago13h ago
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistShort Takes II — Growing Old, Smart Phones & TVsGrowing Old: Growing old is like being a used car on sale at “Jake the Snakes Garden of Gears.” You leak oil, your brakes squeak, your…Jul 31Jul 31
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistWhich Way to Heaven“In religion and politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.”Jul 20Jul 20
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistThe Advantages of AgingGrowing old has its benefits and, of course, its downside. One of the more unflattering aspects of aging is caused by gravity. Gravity…Jul 51Jul 51
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistFourth July — Blowing Stuff Up!Before 2011, when my state (Arizona) legislature legalized the sale of consumer fireworks, the only way for all red-blooded Arizonans and…Jun 221Jun 221
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistMeeting Girls & The Great Adventure, Part IIAfter three months traversing the country sightseeing, we left sunny Florida, where we’d spent the previous two weeks baking in the sun…Jun 3Jun 3
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistThe Lost ChildThis is the tragic tale of Irene and Shirley Shug, twin girls, who were born on, March 10th, 1952. The day they were born in Pumpkin…May 21May 21
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistMeeting Girls & The Great AdventureIn 1969, I was working at the Scottsdale Boys’ Club as their gym director, which offered me few opportunities to meet girls. Searching for…Apr 28Apr 28
Tom Speropulos - Photographer, EssayistThe Cold War — A brief history — Growing up in the 1950s and 60s during the Cold War, and the…The daily newspapers, and TV news, with Walter Cronkite, was my connection to the outside world. By the time I was ten, I was captivated…Apr 251Apr 251