13 Verses

There's a multiverse in my backyard. 13 individual everythings, sitting in the snow, each with their own unique physical laws. Most of them have galaxies and star systems and planets just like mine. There are - in all probability - millions of intelligent civilizations, living in little colored bubbles in my backyard.

Time travels much faster for these verses. They will evolve and expand and die before the snow melts. The yellow one is the hot one. It's just cold to keep the snow intact around it though. The black one is the smallest. The purple one has the most exciting physics of all. The stars are all very close together and frequently trade planets while maintaining relative stability. It's the little red one I like the most though. Causality works both ways inside it, and it's amazing how delightfully functional the little red one is.

They will all be done before the snow melts. Which makes me wonder if there isn't some Great Winter outside my universe, and we're all just waiting for the snow to melt.