Biography

Clearing House Savannah: Who We Are

James Lough, Ph.D. – (Co-Owner)

James Lough is the author or editor of five books, including This Ain’t No Holiday Inn: Down and Out at the Chelsea Hotel 1980-1995, which was optioned by Lionsgate/Universal for a TV serial.  His collection of short literary works, Short Flights: Thirty-two Modern Writers Share Aphorisms of Insight, Inspiration, and Wit; Short Circuits: Aphorisms, Fragments, and Literary Anomalies, won a 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award. His writing is published widely in literary magazines. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Denver. For 17 years he was a Professor and former Writing Department Director at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Jennefer Morris, MFA – (Co-Owner)

Jennefer Morris is an actress who holds an MFA in Performance from Savannah College of Art and Design, where she serves in the Performing Arts Department as Professor of Voice and Speech. She is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a discipline of working with the body, breath, and voice aiming at freeing the voice through freeing the breath.  She is also a Bioenergetic healer, holding a certification for this work from the Edgar Cayce Institute in NYC.  As an actress, Jennefer is a 25-year member of Actor’s Equity Association.  Her performance experience spans stage, improvisation, and voice-over.