Melanie Chartoff, best known for characters she created on “Fridays,” “Seinfeld,” “Newhart,” and “Rugrats,” has been published in McSweeney's, Medium, The Jewish Journal, Funny Times, Jewlarious, and in three editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul (Simon and Schuster). “Odd Woman Out: Essays and Stories," her first book, launches Feb. 2, 2021. She recently became a wife and stepmother and god grandmother.