The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You

Barry Floore
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Toxic relationships. Codependency. Domestic violence. Substance abuse. Mental illness. Sex. Men. Psychosis. These are the lies I told myself, and the lies told by the lying liars who told me they loved me when they knocked on my door. Tune in. More lies ahead. A fictionalized semi autobiographical novel and podcast about the last few years of my life.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (3 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

    Tommy first appears on a street corner. What begins as a sexual transaction becomes something harder to define: part friendship, part rescue attempt, part addiction, and part story the narrator tells himself about what Tommy needs - and what he might still be able to save. But Tommy is not always abusive. Sometimes, he is affection and a caretaker in his own right, and sometimes he is unexpectedly intimate and suggestive. But when you think it's going right, and you think you've got yourself figured out in this world, Tommy smacks you back. Tommy lies, disappears, returns, and asks for help without always accepting it. The narrator keeps trying to assign meaning to each encounter, even when survival, loneliness, drugs, and immediate need may explain far more than either man wants to admit. “Tommy” is a dark, intimate piece of queer autobiographical storytelling about addiction, transactional sex, homelessness, harm reduction, unreliable memory, and the dangerous distance between caring for someone and believing you can rescue them. Part of Lying Liars: true stories about the lies people tell one another—and themselves—when honesty cannot provide what they need. Content warning: explicit language, sexual situations, substance use, intravenous drug use, fentanyl, homelessness, suicidal behavior, and death.

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (3 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

  2. 3d ago

    Chapters 5 + 6. Solomon + Kerry and the Lies We Tell Amongst Friends, Lovers, and Other Assorted Assholes.

    Everyone lies - especially those we calls our friends, and even more those we our lovers. Everyone is an a*****e for it, and no one will apologize or change. In a double chapter featuring two of the shortest character vignettes in the The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You universe, we meet the narrator's car guy - Solomon, or Sol (no one calls him that) - piece by piece dismantling the narrator's car because of a boy, and then we meet the once-powerful now-porcine Kerry whose enthusiasm over two 'pussies' on a dating app rather than the two penises in his bedroom causes the narrator go flaccid and stale. None of these people are interested in each sexually or romantically - and barely platonically - but yet, here they are, doing drugs together and exploding their own disaster onto each other's lives and calling it just another day. Disaster means attention, and all attention is good so long as they get your name right, after all. Or, so you tell yourself. These are the lies we tell each other and ourselves when we realize it’s easier to make something than to admit that nobody here is here for anyone else - and nobody coming through the door will be, either. The lighter and the bubble make it easy to pretend you chose these people, and to ignore the loneliness and hurt left by the last person you did choose, who walked out the door and never returned because they hadn’t chosen you. Everybody lies because nobody wants to be honest and say everything is wrong and no one's going to make it right. Or that the necessity of another person breeds contempt, not affection. And we definitely lie more easily to people we hate. The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast exploring toxic relationships, codependency, substance abuse, and the men who taught me how to mistake their survival for love. Every episode is another man. More lies ahead. Content note: Explicit sexual language, drug use, homophobic language, police involvement, and adult themes. #DarkComedy #QueerMemoir #LiteraryPodcast #StorytellingPodcast #Audiobook

    Chapters 5 + 6. Solomon + Kerry and the Lies We Tell Amongst Friends, Lovers, and Other Assorted Assholes.

  3. Aug 13

    The Lying Liars Chapter 4 | Sully and the Lies Sewn into a Winter Coat

    In this chapter, an ambiguous meet up with a 21-year-old named Sully falls apart through absurdity, misplaced expectations, unfulfilled needs, and one ex boyfriend in desperate need of a warm place on a frozen night. What begins as an act of charity unravels into a study of transactional intimacy, where warmth is currency and connection is a performance staged for an audience of one. The coat isn’t just fabric; it’s a relic of a life the narrator can no longer claim, offered to someone who will never wear it as anything but armor against the cold. This is not a rescue story. It’s an autopsy of the lie that kindness can fill the void left by those who’ve already taken everything. The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast exploring toxic relationships, codependency, substance abuse, and the men who taught me how to mistake survival for love. Every episode is another man. Every lie is another stitch in the coat I keep trying to give away.

    The Lying Liars Chapter 4 | Sully and the Lies Sewn into a Winter Coat

  4. Aug 6

    Lying Liars. Chapter 3. Donnie and the Lies We Tell About Who We Are, Together

    These Are the Lying Liars That Lied When They Said They Loved You | A Podcast & Upcoming Novel by Berry Floor When a charming guest named Donnie cleans your apartment, folds your laundry, and promises round three, do you trust the sudden shift in your luck—or do you check if your car keys are still on the counter? In this episode, the past and present collide in a non-linear exploration of trauma loops, codependency, bad choices, and the desperate search for human connection. From toxic exes to late-night Circle K parking lots, explore the thin line between healing and self-deception. The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast by B. Floore. Names, identifying details, and some events have been changed, but there are no innocents in this story. Because some people lie easily. Some lie poorly. But everybody lies eventually. More lies ahead. Subscribe now so you don't miss Chapter 3.

  5. Aug 6

    Lying Liars. Chapter 2. Tyrone (Ty) and the Lies You Tell Yourself at 65 MPH.

    Tyrone - or, Ty, or Ty-Ty, or even TyTy, I had been given all four names in our initial conversation - was a local 10 scrolling through a dating app - a gorgeous 23-year-old with a jawline and a talent for treating men like an endless supply of free rides and gas station runs. In Chapter 2, a late-night drive for a quick dopamine fix turns into a highway masterclass in self-deception. As the demands pile up and the power dynamic shifts, the hardest lie to face isn't the one being told to you—it’s the one you’re telling yourself at 65mph. The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast by B. Floore. Names, identifying details, and some events have been changed, but there are no innocents in this story. Some people lie easily. Some lie poorly. Everybody lies eventually. More lies ahead. Subscribe now so you don't miss Chapter 3.

    Lying Liars. Chapter 2. Tyrone (Ty) and the Lies You Tell Yourself at 65 MPH.

  6. Aug 5

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (2 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

    What starts as a broken-down car in the summer heat quickly turns into a masterclass in distraction. A simple trip for dope spirals out of control as a parade of chaotic strangers - a panhandler named Cupcake, a shirtless conspiracy theorist, and a slick new plug named Georgie - take over the apartment. But while the narrator is busy managing the madness, the real game is being played right under their nose. The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast by B. Floore. Names, identifying details, and some events have been changed, but there are no innocents in this story. Because some people lie easily. Some lie poorly. But everybody lies eventually. More lies ahead. Subscribe now so you don't miss what's next.

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (2 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

  7. Aug 5

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (1 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

    Before Tommy was Tommy to me, he was just another rumor drifting through Jacksonville's streets, a beautiful panhandler with a talent for making people believe exactly what they wanted to believe. In the first chapter of Tommy's story, small favors become habits, boundaries become invitations, and the lies that seem harmless enough to ignore begin quietly making themselves at home. Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast. Names, identifying details, and some events have been changed, but there are no innocents in this story. Because some people lie easily. Some lie poorly. But everybody lies eventually. More lies ahead - subscribe so you don't miss what's next. #lies #liar #lying #lyingliars #toxic #toxicrelationships #gay #codependency #substanceabuse #emotionalabuse

    The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (1 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

  8. Aug 5

    The Lying Liars (Prologue) | Chapter 0. Buddy and the Lies We Wash From Our Skin in Humiliation | July 2026

    "It is one thing to be rejected. It is another to be rejected retrospectively." A raw, cynical, and uncomfortably humorous look at what happens when the romantic facade fades and the pathetic reality takes over. This is the official prologue to The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You, a fictionalized semi-autobiographical project by B. Floore being shared as a podcast, chapter by chapter. Every chapter is another man. Every episode is another study in how we lie to ourselves and each other just to survive the night. Subscribe, because more lies ahead. #prologue #novel #darkfiction #darkhumor #audiofiction #podcast #audiobook #psychological

    The Lying Liars (Prologue) | Chapter 0. Buddy and the Lies We Wash From Our Skin in Humiliation | July 2026
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Toxic relationships. Codependency. Domestic violence. Substance abuse. Mental illness. Sex. Men. Psychosis. These are the lies I told myself, and the lies told by the lying liars who told me they loved me when they knocked on my door. Tune in. More lies ahead. A fictionalized semi autobiographical novel and podcast about the last few years of my life.

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