dark horse
/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/
noun
1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a dark-horse candidate"
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In this issue:
BAD DAY AT SORALLIO 6 CANTEEN
Gavin Turner
DEAD THINGS
Vincent Endwell
DEAD MAN'S HAND
Dale T. Phillips
FALLING SUNWARD
Mikel J. Wisler
A REIGN OF THUNDER (PART TWO)
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
I AM NOT BERTHA
Seán McNicholl
TRINKETS
Freddie Kölsch
MY MOON, OH MY MOON
Angus Stewart
SAY HELLO TO ALPHA CENTAURI
Scott Coon
THE INSIDE OUT MAN
Lamont A. Turner