“Words by Morrissey”

The following letters were written by pre-Smiths Morrissey, circa 1980/81, to his Scottish pen pal, Robert Mackie. After Morrissey’s ascent to fame, Mackie photocopied a selection of the received correspondence into a small booklet, made available to fans at the time for the cost of postage.

Eternal thanks goes out to Stephane of Passions Just Like Mine for sending me a hard copy of the booklet. :)

Additional letters, published in fanzines Frankly Charming and The Loop, can be found here and here.

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