Dina Gachman
@dgachman.bsky.social
Writer, Texan. Pulitzer Center Grantee. Always looking for a story.
Is it too early to pitch a Mother’s Day story? I know it’s like 6 months away but I have a damn good idea 🤓
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Is it too early to pitch a Mother’s Day story? I know it’s like 6 months away but I have a damn good idea 🤓
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Through the lens of a female shrimper and a father fighting to preserve his hemp business, the most recent episode of 'Texas Monthly Presents,' featuring writers Russell Gold and Dina Gachman, examines our changing state and the people grappling with an uncertain future.
Uncertain Futures: About Episode 116 of 'Texas Monthly Presents' on PBS
Certain industries in Texas, like shrimping and hemp farming, are at a crossroads. Meet two Texans whose livelihoods hang in the balance.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Through the lens of a female shrimper and a father fighting to preserve his hemp business, the most recent episode of 'Texas Monthly Presents,' featuring writers Russell Gold and Dina Gachman, examines our changing state and the people grappling with an uncertain future.
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Train Dreams, which opens today and streams on Netflix this month, is a quiet masterpiece from the Oscar-nominated duo behind Sing Sing.
One of the Year's Best Movies Is From Two Texas Filmmakers
'Train Dreams,' which opens today and streams on Netflix this month, is a quiet masterpiece from the Oscar-nominated duo behind 'Sing Sing.'
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Train Dreams, which opens today and streams on Netflix this month, is a quiet masterpiece from the Oscar-nominated duo behind Sing Sing.
Hi! This Sunday I'll be on the new episode of Texas Monthly Presents: The Story on PBS. The series is nominated for 4 Lone Star Emmys, y'all @texasmonthly.bsky.social @pbs.org
If you don't catch it on PBS it'll be streaming a day or so later. Here's a preview:
www.texasmonthly.com/texas-monthl...
If you don't catch it on PBS it'll be streaming a day or so later. Here's a preview:
www.texasmonthly.com/texas-monthl...
Uncertain Futures: About Episode 116 of 'Texas Monthly Presents' on PBS
Certain industries in Texas, like shrimping and hemp farming, are at a crossroads. Meet two Texans whose livelihoods hang in the balance.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hi! This Sunday I'll be on the new episode of Texas Monthly Presents: The Story on PBS. The series is nominated for 4 Lone Star Emmys, y'all @texasmonthly.bsky.social @pbs.org
If you don't catch it on PBS it'll be streaming a day or so later. Here's a preview:
www.texasmonthly.com/texas-monthl...
If you don't catch it on PBS it'll be streaming a day or so later. Here's a preview:
www.texasmonthly.com/texas-monthl...
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A Texas A&M entomologist keeps colonies of them as pets in her home. . . 🪳
Holding one in your hand may change your perspective on what this magazine once called “the world’s most despicable bug.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-knew-cockroaches-could-be-cute/
Holding one in your hand may change your perspective on what this magazine once called “the world’s most despicable bug.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-knew-cockroaches-could-be-cute/
Who Knew Cockroaches Could Be . . . Cute?
Holding a roach in your hand may change your perspective on “the world’s most despicable bug.”
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October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A Texas A&M entomologist keeps colonies of them as pets in her home. . . 🪳
Holding one in your hand may change your perspective on what this magazine once called “the world’s most despicable bug.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-knew-cockroaches-could-be-cute/
Holding one in your hand may change your perspective on what this magazine once called “the world’s most despicable bug.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-knew-cockroaches-could-be-cute/
BOO! Read about my time with hissing cockroaches... IF YOU DARE! @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-k...
Who Knew Cockroaches Could Be . . . Cute?
Holding a roach in your hand may change your perspective on “the world’s most despicable bug.”
www.texasmonthly.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BOO! Read about my time with hissing cockroaches... IF YOU DARE! @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/travel/who-k...
Now that a new generation woke up going "who the hell is Elizabeth Taylor" thx to Taylor Swift, I wrote a comic book about her ages ago and you can read it! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tribute-di...
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Now that a new generation woke up going "who the hell is Elizabeth Taylor" thx to Taylor Swift, I wrote a comic book about her ages ago and you can read it! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tribute-di...
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"I settled into my camping chair beneath a canopy of lilac and pecan trees near the bank of the creek, doused myself in bug spray, and opened 'Poems & Prayers,'" writes Dina Gachman. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-poems-prayers/
I Went Into the Woods to Read Matthew McConaughey’s Poetry, and This Is What Happened
A writer goes full Henry David Thoreau with a copy of the actor’s new book, ’Poems & Prayers.’
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September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"I settled into my camping chair beneath a canopy of lilac and pecan trees near the bank of the creek, doused myself in bug spray, and opened 'Poems & Prayers,'" writes Dina Gachman. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-poems-prayers/
I went into the woods with Matthew McConaughey's Poems & Prayers and this is what happened, y'all www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta... @texasmonthly.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I went into the woods with Matthew McConaughey's Poems & Prayers and this is what happened, y'all www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta... @texasmonthly.bsky.social
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Charlie Sheen spoke to our reporter about his new memoir and documentary, in which the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.
Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Tell You Everything
In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Charlie Sheen spoke to our reporter about his new memoir and documentary, in which the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.
This is a first. My profile of Charlie Sheen is today’s Great Read in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Tell You Everything
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September 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is a first. My profile of Charlie Sheen is today’s Great Read in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
Last month I went to LA to talk to Charlie Sheen (!!) about his upcoming memoir The Book of Sheen and so much more @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
September 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Last month I went to LA to talk to Charlie Sheen (!!) about his upcoming memoir The Book of Sheen and so much more @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
I don't care what the hat says I would never put a red accessory of any sort on my head ever again
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Now on Sale: Trumpworld Trolling, With a Familiar-Looking Hat
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September 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I don't care what the hat says I would never put a red accessory of any sort on my head ever again
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
I'm in a tizzy on Substack again, this time over Robert De Niro and recording devices
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It's Robert De Niro's Fault
Or, why I hate tape recorders
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August 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm in a tizzy on Substack again, this time over Robert De Niro and recording devices
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5. "All Hail the Mighty Snail" @dgachman.bsky.social
"Gietl decided to take Gary home and learn everything she could about raising snails so that he could have a happily ever after."
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"Gietl decided to take Gary home and learn everything she could about raising snails so that he could have a happily ever after."
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail...
Meet the Texans Who Love (Like Really Love) Their Snails
The state boasts more native species than any other. But they are in danger, experts says.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
5. "All Hail the Mighty Snail" @dgachman.bsky.social
"Gietl decided to take Gary home and learn everything she could about raising snails so that he could have a happily ever after."
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail...
"Gietl decided to take Gary home and learn everything she could about raising snails so that he could have a happily ever after."
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail...
"It’s a lovely reminder that despite what’s going on in the world, despite the grim news cycle, wonder still exists, if you stop and take the time to look."
Thanks @kristastevens.bsky.social for understanding why I was so pumped to write about snails longreads.com/2025/08/08/t... @longreads.com 🐌
Thanks @kristastevens.bsky.social for understanding why I was so pumped to write about snails longreads.com/2025/08/08/t... @longreads.com 🐌
August 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"It’s a lovely reminder that despite what’s going on in the world, despite the grim news cycle, wonder still exists, if you stop and take the time to look."
Thanks @kristastevens.bsky.social for understanding why I was so pumped to write about snails longreads.com/2025/08/08/t... @longreads.com 🐌
Thanks @kristastevens.bsky.social for understanding why I was so pumped to write about snails longreads.com/2025/08/08/t... @longreads.com 🐌
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"What makes Gary such a hit in the online snail communities is that he has a dark, almost black, body, which is rare for a milk snail." @dgachman.bsky.social @texasmonthly.bsky.social
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail...
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Meet the Texans Who Love (Like Really Love) Their Snails
The state boasts more native species than any other. But they are in danger, experts says.
www.texasmonthly.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"What makes Gary such a hit in the online snail communities is that he has a dark, almost black, body, which is rare for a milk snail." @dgachman.bsky.social @texasmonthly.bsky.social
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail...
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For @texasmonthly.bsky.social I talked to Emily Hunt Kivel about her magical and oh so relevant Texas-set novel DWELLING www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
In a Fairy Tale About the Housing Crisis, a Home in Texas Is a Happy Ending
In Emily Hunt Kivel’s debut novel, ‘Dwelling,’ a New York woman ends up in Texas, living in a boot.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For @texasmonthly.bsky.social I talked to Emily Hunt Kivel about her magical and oh so relevant Texas-set novel DWELLING www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Sunday @nytimes.com read about the wild world of Texas cotillion! 🪩🪩
August 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sunday @nytimes.com read about the wild world of Texas cotillion! 🪩🪩
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“A lot of people don’t understand the fascination with snails or why anyone would ever have a snail as a pet, but they’re so interesting to watch. I could talk about snails forever.”
Meet the Texans Who Love (Like Really Love) Their Snails
The state boasts more native species than any other. But they are in danger, experts says.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“A lot of people don’t understand the fascination with snails or why anyone would ever have a snail as a pet, but they’re so interesting to watch. I could talk about snails forever.”
Some days it feels like the world is falling apart but you know what helps? SNAILS! I swear, the sound of a snail chewing lettuce can be deeply healing. See for yourself! www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail... @texasmonthly.bsky.social
Meet the Texans Who Love (Like Really Love) Their Snails
The state boasts more native species than any other. But they are in danger, experts says.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Some days it feels like the world is falling apart but you know what helps? SNAILS! I swear, the sound of a snail chewing lettuce can be deeply healing. See for yourself! www.texasmonthly.com/travel/snail... @texasmonthly.bsky.social
Being my dad's dating coach kind of sucks, so I wrote about setting him up with Christie Brinkley! substack.com/home/post/p-...
July 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Being my dad's dating coach kind of sucks, so I wrote about setting him up with Christie Brinkley! substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is a new one: I got an email from a PR person asking me to write about a memoir that I ghostwrote 😂
July 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a new one: I got an email from a PR person asking me to write about a memoir that I ghostwrote 😂
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Here’s a working link dinagachman.substack.com/p/you-dont-m...
July 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Follow @dgachman.bsky.social for her deeply impactful, beautiful words