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:

CHAFING
Jimmy Lis

FRED BAKER IS NOT QUITE HIMSELF THESE DAYS
Karen Lee Ziner

MONSTERS
Mark Barlex

RUSTLINGS IN THE DARK
Jon Adcock

THE LOW RUMBLE OF DISTANT THUNDER
Wayne Kyle Spitzer

THE LAST SIP
Daniel Gauss

THE NAVIGATOR: AN ALLEGORY
D Bedell

THE RECEPTION
Bryan Fagan

TREMBLING EARTH
Trevor James Zaple

DAYDREAMER
James Michael