"Some Things Are Universal" is a 2023 Scars Publications poetry and prose book with material from assorted writers and artists, as the 6/23 issue release of the literary magazine "Down in the Dirt" (http://scars.tv/dirt). Since 2014 "Down in the Dirt" magazine is released every other month (and sometimes with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only its usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1554-9623 and Internet ISSN# 1554-9666) but also an ISBN#. Because of ISBN# releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book as well as the cover design. Writers and artists included in this Scars Publications perfect-bound 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book include ayaz daryl nielsen, Beata Stasak, Clementine Zei, Daniel Princewill, Dennis Piszkiewicz, Donald Reed Greenwood, Donna Dallas, Douglas Young, George Beckerman, Gillian Tregidgo, J. M. Garcia, Janet Kuypers, Jeff Stone, John Farquhar Young, John Ragusa, Karen Lee Stradford, Kenneth Parsons, Kirk Alex, Marc McMahon, Michael Brockley, Miranda Clarity, Nolo Segundo, Peggy Gerber, Peter Gregg Slater, Roger G. Singer, Samantha Griffis, Smrithi Senthilnathan, Susie Gharib, Terry Sanville, Thomas Elson, Tom Ball, Toney Dimos, William Ogden Haynes, Y. Len, Charlotte Jung, Christopher Strople, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Elena Botts, Isabel G. de Diego, Jerome Berglund, and Raha.M.