"Fricatives, the second anthology of Short Plays to Nourish the Mind & Soul has positioned Cesi Davidson as a champion of brevity and depth in playmaking. Her years of listening to the collective us, her unconstrained imagination, and her linguistic flexibility result in unusual interpretations of the complexities of American life. Fricatives follows her first book, Articulation, with an eclectic mix of storytelling providing challenges to performing artists and a roller coaster ride of entertainment for the reader." -- Back cover