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Kristy Roser Nuttall's story, "Rocco," is in Short Circuit #05, Short Edition's quarterly review. Kristy is a teacher at Wasatch Nature School, and you can also find her on her website www.kristynuttall.com, on twitter @kristy_nuttall, and on Instagram @author_kristy_nuttall.
Rocco always knew he was a little different.
While other dinosaurs ran wild through the forest, Rocco spent his time in the kitchen wearing an apron and doing baking experiments.
Rocco was a baking machine. He could whip up muffins, cakes, brownies, cream puffs, and bread before most dinosaurs could swallow a pterodactyl egg.
Rocco's talent came in quite handy for family reunions and neighborhood block parties.
But everyone did get a little worried when Rocco used Aunt Edna's wig as a cake topper, and it caught fire from the birthday candles.
Every day, Rocco dipped his claws into new rec