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:
THE RAISING OF HESTER MACRAE
E.M. Anderson QUERY LETTER
Riley Winchester OCTOBER MARDI GRAS
Mary Jo Rabe SHE AIN'T HEAVY
Anthony Ferguson THE SQUARE OF STARS
Laurence Klavan THE GIRL WITH CHARTREUSE HAIR
Terry Sanville THE GYRE
Samuel Finn THE SPUD
Gregg Sapp TIMBER AND ITS PURPOSES
Charles Wilkinson URBAN DECAY
Wayne Kyle Spitzer