You're absolutely right—I was thinking of how inclusive I wanted this challenge to be, and I decided that if you finish your story before the next poet is announced, then you have every right to post the story to the community.

In order to distinguish those who are just posting their stories to the community versus those that actually finished the story on time, there is going to be a special incentive for everyone who posts during the first week of February. I will definitely make a post to clarify this before I give out the prompts. ^_^