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:
NANTUCKET 2045
Anastasios Mihalopoulos
MY DREAMHOUSE IS MADE OF MATCHSTICKS
Sabina Malik
CALVING SEASON
Shana Waldman
CONNUBIAL BLISS
Joseph Hirsch
COFFIN ROAD
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
THE EXHIBITION
James Austin McCormick
WHAT IS GINGER?
David Blitch
FAMILY TREE
Argus Z. Burton
TERRORIZER
Paul Lee
WHAT NOW?
Matt Dennis