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Kate MacDermott

Kate MacDermott kate.macdermott@gmail.com see my work
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tools

2026 Crossed Words try ↗

pick the grid, place themes, draft clues, grow a library · made with Claude Code

A crossword studio that keeps the whole build in one place — choose your grid, place the themed answers, draft the clues, and every puzzle you finish joins a library that keeps growing. It’s for constructors who’d rather not juggle graph paper, a word list, and a separate browser tab for every step. I was making crosswords by hand, wishing something like this existed — so I built it.
2026 Simpler Tools try ↗

designed for the people in your life who find tech hard · made with Claude Code

A way to set up a calmer, pared-down homepage for someone who finds technology stressful — a softer front door to the few things they actually need. It began as exactly that for someone in my family, and it’s for anyone who wants to make the same gentler landing for a person they love. I built it because that one need was real and nothing out there fit.

writing

ongoing Substack read ↗

prose and musings on what I can’t get out of my head

2020 Collective Experiences order ↗

poetry + prose

2020 How to Talk About Sexual Trauma listen ↗

interview · Pillow Talk Radio with Cora Boyd

crosswords

2026-05 Vacationland solve ↗
2026-03 Predictions solve ↗
2026-02 One Two solve ↗
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