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:
A PLACE TO HEAL
Cassi Clark
A SMALL TOWN IN VERMONT
John Doriot
ALL OF THIS WILL HAVE HAPPENED
Chris Scott
BJ'S KWIK-E-MART
L. Burton Brender
SUN-DOGS
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
BOUNCE
Joshua Todd James
INFECTION
CJ Petersen
SOMETHING ABOUT A DINER
Julie M. Anderson
WELCOME TO FUDGE TOWN
Craig Crawford
STARRY-EYED MINATURE CATALPAS
Randal Eldon Greene