“In Brief”

 “In Brief”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

In brief, succinctly terse and pithy huge hits 

via headline-making zines while plastickly smiling 

in dewy-eyed defiance of past Byzantine times 

now reaching self-actualizing unseen heights …

“ Ain’t Happenin’ “

 “ Ain’t Happenin’ “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Ain’t happenin’ horsin’ around 

playing the clown roughhousing 

shenanigans ragging wisecracking 

dilly-dallying kicking back …

“Figures of Speech”

“Figures of Speech”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Figures of speech: “Let’s breathe: in and out”

idioms similes imagery hyperbole 

ways of speaking puffery gilding the lily …

“Roughly a Quarter”

 “Roughly a Quarter”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Roughly a quarter

a fourth a farthing 

a part a quad a spot

tolerance lodging 

dwelling hip two bits …

“Spilling the Beans”

 “Spilling the Beans” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Spilling the beans/revealing/squawking/squealing 

shooting the breeze/blowing the whistle

giving an inkling/gossiping/whispering/snitching

having been given the skinny/coming clean …

“Drilling Down”

“Drilling Down” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Drilling down/digging in/finding out 

pitching in/scrambling about

sifting through/topping off/chowing down 

bringing about/pulling off/welcoming in …

“Pizazz”

 “Pizazz”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Pizazz/ fanfare/ encore/ enthralled

splendor/ glamor/ razzmatazz 

snazzziness/ dash …