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:
YOU DON'T BELONG HERE
Kenny James Callender
UNAPPEALING ETERNAL
Simon Berry
THE FESTIVAL OF FINS
Jeremy Broyles
IN THE QUARTER
Lawrence Buentello
CRASH DIVE
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
EVERYTHING GOES DARK
Rachel Jackson
DEAD-END JOB
Alyce Lomax
AUGER
Nadine Rodriguez
AN ILL-FATED RIDE
Brian Sellnow
THE MOSCOVIUM GUN
Scott Johnson