A Note
The “Old Roots, New Roads” Journal was born from a longing, a longing for sincerity, depth, beauty, and virtue. Where old ways are not forgotten but tended to, similar to a fire rekindled in the fireplace or a cigar relit during a spirited conversation.
Here you will find essays that address culture, faith, literature, the arts, liquor and tobacco, friendship and death. You will read from authors that seek truth with reverence and write with virtue and affection.
We have come to believe that old things, the good ones and hard won ones, are not obsolete and are overlooked. Writing them down may be one of the most noble things a man can do, for the written word well-crafted can still redeem a soul, stir a man, or simply save a memory.
This Journal is for that Road.
If you write with care and conviction then we welcome your words and inquiry. If you believe your writing belongs among these pages then reach out on the Contact page. We would be happy to extend the table where all such letters are received with gratitude and consideration.
– The Cedar and Oak Room
About "The Cedar and Oak Room"
This journal, “Old Roots, New Roads”, is managed and moderated by a private fellowship known simply as The Cedar and Oak Room.
Before there was a Journal, there was a group. A few friends, some good drinks, and a habit of staying up too late talking about everything that mattered and nothing that didn’t. The Cedar and Oak Room grew from that place. Founded in the spirit of the old societies and Gentleman’s salons. The Cedar and Oak Room is rooted in the old way. A place of shared values, good conversation, and honest cigars.
The Cedar and Oak Room in the form of this Journal seeks truth, beauty, the written word, and the duties of stewardship. We ensure the Journal remains a space of reverent thought and to uphold standards of civility and conviction.
If you find your way here nodding along or thinking deeply, then you are most welcome as a guest of The Cedar and Oak Room. Pour a glass, pull up a chair and read and write something worth keeping.
