Autor/-in: Ilana Phigeland

My name is Ilana Carin Phigeland. I'm an aspiring writer and a mother of two, living in Cape Town, South Africa. For the past seventeen years, I've lived with chronic migraines. They're not a disability, but they're a constant presence - and in recent years, they've only increased and intensified. There are days when looking at a screen is tough. There are days when light feels like my worst enemy. There are days when writing isn't romantic or inspired at all but just a matter of showing up and keeping going. Thank You for the Fire. was written during those days. It was written slowly, with interruptions, through pain, delay, and a stubborn kind of determination. And somehow, it was finished. I don't write because it's easy. I write because I feel compelled to make sense of my experiences - to look at them clearly, without drama or shame. This book is as much about endurance as it is about creativity. And I plan to keep writing.