Dennis W. Davis is a globe-trotting author, essayist, and travel chronicler whose work captures the absurdities and wonders of modern life with a historian’s eye, a satirist’s edge, and a deep humanist heart. He is the author of Dragon Diaries and the Diary From a Pandemic series, memoirs set against the surreal backdrop of Vietnam during COVID-era lockdowns and typhoons. These books, drawn from dispatches originally published on his website TheConstantEpicurean.com, blend the immediacy of journalism with the lyricism of literary travel writing.
Raised in the American South and seasoned by decades of international adventure, Davis writes with a voice that’s equal parts Bill Bryson charm, Stephen Ambrose depth, and Anthony Bourdain irreverence. His narratives orbit themes of displacement, resilience, cultural curiosity, and the ongoing quest for meaning in a chaotic world. Whether evading monsoon floods in Da Nang, dodging border closures, or navigating ancient alleyways in search of street food and wisdom, Davis finds humor, insight, and humanity at every turn.
He currently splits his time between the U.S. and Southeast Asia with his wife, Diem, and their daughters, crafting new stories and exploring the spaces where travel and introspection collide.
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