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Aug. 5, 2026
A smoking hood on a scorching Jacksonville afternoon is all it takes to trigger a downward spiral. Stranded with an overheating engine, an empty bank account, and the lingering echo of fatherly disappointment ("It's cheaper just to get the oil changed, bub"), a quick fix turns into a long afternoon of waiting. What follows is an absurd parade of local chaos: a panhandler named Cupcake with a neck tattoo and a ringing Grindr app, a shirtless conspiracy theorist taking over the bedroom, and a smooth new plug named Georgie offering a "promotion" in the local hierarchy. But while the narrator is trapped in the haze of smoke and surreal distractions, the side door is left wide open—and the real cost of letting strangers into your life is about to be tallied. 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…