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:
ENDLESS STEPS THROUGH TIME
Alice Baburek
NO BARK, ALL BITE
Avery Timmons
NOT IN THIS WORLD
Holden Michaels
OUR DOLLS CRY REAL TEARS
Simeon Care
X-RAY RIDER (PART THREE)
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
QUEEN OF POP
Otis Johnson
SKELETON CREW
Amy Grech
SPILLED FRAGMENTS OF MOONLIGHT
Sasha Janel McBrayer
MONSTER MILES
Steven Roisum
THE AFTERNOON OF AN ASCENSION
Michael Fowler