Tirzah Darnell

Tirzah Darnell has been a writer since she was five years old when she wrote and illustrated The Ant in Tennis Shoes. Since then, she has directed the film Unscared and starred in the musical Mazuma! Her most recent publication was the article "The Destruction of the Colombian City of Armero during the 1985 Volcanic Eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz" in The Cases in Crisis and Disaster. With an M.A. in Political Science and a specialization in disaster resilience, Tirzah lives in Beeville, Texas where she teaches Government and History at the local community college.