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“I am no Rake,” protests the anonymous English gentleman whose two hundred year-old journal falls into the hands of the prominent Los Angeles-based figure painter and avid blogger, David Soames… … who is skeptical of the author’s protestation. “No Rake…?” Blog and journal soon begin to mirror each other in an exchange that echoes across the centuries. As the potboiler romps exuberantly through 18th century Georgian boudoirs, it triggers the intimate memories of a 21st century man reflecting on youth—and age. The more things change, it seems, the more they stay the same. At least when it comes to men and sex. The Pilgrim’s Staff is an explicit, unabashed reflection on the nature of masculine sexuality…

PETER CLOTHIER learned about masculinity the British way: boarding school and Cambridge--and spent twenty years in recovery in men's group work. His previous books include two books of poetry, two novels, a monograph on the British artist David Hockney, and a memoir, While I Am Not Afraid: Secrets of a Man's Heart. His recent Persist: In Praise of the Creative Spirit in a World Gone Mad With Commerce was acclaimed as "the ultimate survival guide for any creative artist." A lecturer and teacher, he is also a widely published art critic. His blog, "The Buddha Diaries," enjoys a global readership.