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:
NIGHT VISION
Brad Petit
PINK ON PINK
Mary Jo Rabe
REQUIEM FOR A GOBLIN
Lamont A. Turner
THE FIFTH STAGE OF GRIEF
Cedrick May
THE MARINER
Jennifer Walker
THE MEN WITH GREEN FACES
Christian Riley
THIS IS NOT MY BUTTERFLY
Joseph Hirsch
TONS-AWAY
Judith Pancoast
TRIBUTES
William Curnow
BURN
Wayne Kyle Spitzer