Catherine Sofianos

Unspeakable

Unspeakable is my blog page for stories from my family and their communities of District Six, Bo-Kaap and Bridgetown, Cape Town. They are also meditations on the act of remembering. Growing up I felt frustrated by the lack of stories in my family, the mouthless, heavy hearted silence – myself included. There were memories there,Continue reading “Unspeakable”

Circus Harry

This is a story told to me by mother about her mother and a kindness she once showed during some unspeakably brutal times. My brothers and I discovered that our grandfather, William “Scotty” Butler had a brother called Harry, some time either close to or after he died. It was all too much, too late.Continue reading “Circus Harry”