I'm a lifelong stage and screen actor (B'way, Seinfeld, Rugrats, Newhart, Parker Lewis Can't Lose) --melaniechartoff.com, first time author of "Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories" rated 5 stars on many sites. I've been published in Borrowed Solace, Five on the Fifth, Funny Times, McSweeney's, Entropy, Avenue, and 5 editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul (Simon and Schuster).