From: elizabeth.duncan@gmxail.com
Sent: 1 January 2024, 1:13 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject:
And if I said I loved you I was lying.
From: journal@thesociologicalreader.com
Sent: 19 February 2024, 10:08 am
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Concerning your paper “Attitudes and alignment of academic staff in Aotearoa New Zealand”
Dear Bruce,
I regret to inform you that the editors do not feel that your paper “Attitudes and alignments of academic staff in Aotearoa New Zealand”, reference number 2164, is suitable for publication in The Sociological Reader.
Ngā mihi
Colin
From: WTradeBank Customer Contact Centre <customer_contact_centre@wtradebank.co.nz>
Sent: 24 May 2024, 10:07 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: Merchant’s details
Hello bruce,
As per our conversation, the email address that you will need to use to contact the merchant is: support@trueromantic.com
In the email, what you will need to include are:
Your full name.
State that you would like to cancel your subscription and ask for a refund as the transactions are unauthorised.
The first six digits and the last four digits of your card.
Yours sincerely,
Debra Nolan
Services Response Coordinator
From: Karen <admin@plumtreespecialists.co.nz>
Sent: 19 July 2024, 11:20 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: Invoice IN23465 from Endocrine & Surgical Services
The attached Invoice is for your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Karen Perry
Accounts Manager
From: D.Smyth@hud.ac.uk
Sent: 22 July 2024, 01:45 pm
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Cc: b.m.weathers@ucl.ac.uk
Subject: The Politeness State
Dear Professor Anderson,
Thank you for submitting ‘The Politeness State: The State of Politeness Downunder’ to RSP. The article has now been refereed and I am sorry to have to tell you that we are unable to publish it. The referees felt that the article in its current form was not sufficiently accessible to a non-New Zealand audience.
Regards,
Bryce
From: Ashleigh Keter <AKeter@gmxail.com>
Sent: 12 August 2024, 2:10 pm
Subject: The Steve Boerees Writers Residency Award
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Dear Bruce,
Thank you for your proposal. Unfortunately it was not successful. Steve and I both felt that you subtitle, ‘Man’s inhumanity to Bruce Anderson’ was striking and funny. We wish you all the best.
Regards,
Ashleigh
From: Claims <claims@unixmed.co.nz>
Sent: 29 November 2024, 9:39 am
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Automatic reply from OmniMed Claims
Thank you for your email. Please take this reply as confirmation OmniMed has received your email. Where further information is required one of our Claims team will contact you directly.
Yours sincerely,
Lynn Stevens
Account Executive
From: Lane Mannerly <Lane@huttonandreynard.co.nz>
Sent: 10 January 2025, 2:10 pm
Subject: Memorial Details
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Dear Bruce,
Please find attached our invoice for the purchase of an ashes memorial for your parents at our Waimakariri Chapel.
Warmest condolences,
Lane
From: Brigid MacMichael <IsoldeStreetVet@InsureMyPet>
Sent: 12 February 2025, 2:33 pm
Subject: Cancellation of Policy
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Dear Bruce
I can confirm that your policy with InsureMyPet has been cancelled. The direct debit from your account will end on 1 March, 2025.
Best wishes,
Brigid
From: Irene Lightfeather <Irene.Lightfeather@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: 3 March 2025, 2:41 pm
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Decision – Redundancy
Dear Bruce
On 30 January 2025, Reed StClair Acting Pro Vice Chancellor Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences and I met with you to discuss a change proposal for the School of Social Sciences focused on Sociology, Criminology, Social Policy and Speculative Studies. You were advised at that meeting that the change proposal if adopted would see three FTE academic positions disestablished including potentially your position of Professor based on stated criteria. You were provided with a copy of the change proposal and were also invited to provide comment and feedback on this proposal which you have done. Following careful consideration of the feedback and using the stated criteria in the change proposal, we advised you today that your position of Professor would be disestablished and therefore you will be entitled to redundancy compensation. Your notice period of three months commences as of 6 March 2025, your last day will be 5 June 2025.
Regards,
Irene Lightfeather
From: Carrie-Anne Nobel <Carrie-Anne.Nobel@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: 11 March 2025, 11:01 am
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: touching base with you
Hi Bruce,
I don’t know whether you are reading emails or taking time out but I am writing to touch base with you. I feel we are all reeling from this destructive process that has been in train. This is just what you have been warning us about for ages. I hope you are doing okay. Please say if you want to talk.
Carrie-Anne
From: noreply@mail.xandell.nz
Sent: 11 March 2025, 2:41 pm
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: Alexander Cancer Centre – Cyber Incident
Dear Bruce
The Alexander Cancer Centre (ACC) recently became aware of a cyber-security incident where an unidentified malicious actor gained unauthorised access to a widely used IT platform in the primary healthcare sector and downloaded some data.
As soon as we became aware of the incident, all affected systems were deactivated and we retained the services of leading cyber-security and forensic I.T. advisors to assist us in containing the incident, securing our systems, and commencing a forensic I.T. investigation into what occurred. We are advised that this investigation may take some time to complete.
Interim findings of our investigation so far indicate that some of the data downloaded by the unidentified third party has now been published on the dark web (the dark web is a hidden part of the internet not searchable by the general public using search engines like Google, and requires specialised software and skills to access).
Unfortunately our image storage system was affected, which means the third party may have downloaded your medical history, laboratory reports and image files relating to you; for example, close-up images of lesions which may include your face.
Yours sincerely,
Amy Roberts
Practice Manager
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:01 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: Looks like you are going to die
April fool!
Looks like you are going to die Bruce.
Weird how you can’t delete this email, eh?
Let’s talk.
You like aliens, right?
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:15 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: Do tell
I can changes the subject line.
Are you from Frolix or Tralfamador?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:03 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
It has been a long time since we were from anywhere. We circle round. We have a job offer for you, Bruce.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:05 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
As a cabaret singer or magician?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:06 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
No. Nor stand-up comedian, nor sociologist.
Check your WTradeBank account.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:21 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
10,000. Thank you?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:22 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
That is a proof of concept really. You have all the money you need.
We want you to be here, 3X°5’09.4″S 14X°30’38.5″E, on 1 June, 2025, at 2.00pm local time.
This isn’t a job interview. The job is yours. Congratulations.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:25 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
What is the job?
What is the pay?
Why me?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:26 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
What is the job? Logistics Operations Specialist (LOS – 9). On a SPACESHIP, Bruce. A big fucking spaceship. An interstellar spaceship.
What is the pay? You mean apart from being on a spaceship? Well there is curing your cancer and all your other medical conditions. You haven’t looked after yourself for a very long time, Bruce. You’ll get an allowance to cover any incidentals. When your contract is done, well drop you back at the pickup, with a generous sign-off. A million? How does that sound?
Why you? We think you are a motivated candidate. You will be dead in less than 2 years, even if you could afford the best treatments. Which you can’t. Plus you are gifted, Bruce. Top 2% but not in the troublesome top 1%. A cycling depressive is fine. And you fit our physical requirement. Not to put too fine a point on it: oxygen breather, 1.5 to 2.0 metre scale, vision and hearing in the appropriate ranges, and a tetrapod. Actually, it would be better if you had a prehensile tail, but beggars can’t be choosers and we have an augmentation for that.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:28 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
Have you ever looked up the term indentured labour?
Logistics Operations Specialist – that sound like someone handling cargo to me. At best a long distance truck driver. And LOS – 9? Who is the boss of an LOS-9?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:29 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
But what cargo! You’ll be transporting wormholes. The entangled bits have to go the slow way round.
The immediate line manager of an LOS – 9 is an MOS – 8, naturally. The drivers as you quaintly put it are NOS – 9s.
Indenture this is not. It is a long-term trusting relationship. Goodness, much of the time you will be in sleep-like. Estivate, Bruce.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:32 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
How long is the contract?
Is there a union?
From: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:33 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: We will tell
Dear Bruce,
The contract is for a minimum of 28 years. A copy of the job description is attached to this document.
Narabedla.com is a right to work enterprise.
From: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com >
Sent: 1 April 2025, 12:34 am
To: replyreplyreply@narabedla.com
Subject: We will tell
I will think about it.
From: H.Argyle@duntroon.ac.nz
To: Bruce Anderson <bruce.anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: 2 April 2025, 11.03 am
Subject: Welcome to New Zooland
I regret to inform you that the above manuscript, entitled “Welcome to New Zooland”, is not suitable for publication in Kraken: New Zealand Journal of Culture and Society.
After careful consideration, I have decided to decline it based on comparison to other submissions we are receiving at present. Kraken receives many more submissions than we can publish and are having to decline a slightly larger percentage of manuscripts prior to review than we wish to.
Thank you for your interest in our journal. I am sorry to disappoint you on this occasion. I wish you success in placing your manuscript with another journal.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Hugh Argyle
Senior Editor, Kraken: New Zealand Journal of Culture and Society.
From: Irene Lightfeather <Irene.Lightfeather@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: 28 May 2025, 9.15 am
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Offboarding
Dear Bruce,
Please read the Offboarding Protocol attached to this email, and complete the outlined offboarding tasks. Please ensure that you return your office key and swipe card to the School Office before 5.00pm, 5 June 2025.
Regards,
Irene Lightfeather
From: Reed StClair <Reed.StClair@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 5:10 pm
To: School of Psychology and Policy staff <psychpol@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Professor Bruce Anderson
Tēnā koutou,
I am writing to the School to announce that Bruce will be retiring from 5th June 2025. Bruce has had an illustrious career, including becoming Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of The Far North and latterly Chair of the School of Social Sciences at AniUniversity. Bruce has been a key figure across the University since his arrival in 2010. He has had significant influence on the direction of the current School of Psychology and Policy, not least through creating a major in Technology Studies.
Bruce will continue to hold an Honorary Professor role. Thank you for all that you have done, Bruce, for helping to make the University what it is today.
Best wishes,
Reed
From: Lane Mannerly <Lane@huttonandreynard.co.nz>
Sent: 6 June 2025, 9.01am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject: Memorial Details
Dear Bruce,
Please action our invoice for the purchase of an ashes memorial at our Waimakariri Chapel. The invoice is now in excess of 90 days overdue. I have attached a copy to this email.
Best wishes,
Lane
From: Lee Haig <Lee.Haig@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Sent: 6 June 2025, 10.45 am
To: Bruce Anderson <Bruce.Anderson@aniuniversity.ac.nz>
Subject: Office
Hi Bruce,
Would you like me to courier the contents of your office? I have confirmed that the Division will pay. Are you still at 13 Gladwell Ave?
Best,
Lee
From: elizabeth.duncan@gmxail.com
Sent: 7 June 2025, 2.22 am
To: bruce anderson <bruce.p.anderson61@gmxail.com>
Subject:
Are you there?
Bruce Anderson
Bruce Anderson is new to science fiction writing, but not much else. In his tax returns his occupation is ‘social scientist’ but that isn’t fooling anyone. He is from Canterbury, New Zealand and after half a lifetime away he lives there again. Rurally. Major influences are David Ballantyne, Alasdair Gray, John Burnside, Iain Banks, Paul J. McAuley, Charles Stross.
I honestly can’t fully express how deeply your story impacted me. The way you write is so immersive, emotional, and visually striking that every chapter felt alive in my mind. Your storytelling has an incredible cinematic quality, and while reading, I could easily imagine it transforming beautifully into animation, comics, webtoons, manga, cover art, or even edited visual projects. As a professional commission artist, I truly admire stories with this level of potential and would love the chance to share my work with you. If you’d ever like to explore bringing your vision into visual form, feel free to connect with me anytime on Inst@gr@am: elsaa.uwu or Di$c0rd: elsaa_uwu.