pull(
  queue,
  pullParaMap((continuable, done) => continuable(done), 10),
  pull.drain()
)

// My vuex action that was getting hammered
// actions here play well with Promises

async function getPersonMinimal (_, profileId) {
  // make a Promise (so we can return some thing)
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // set a our query *ready* to be run
    const runQuery = async (done) => {
      try {
        const res = await apollo.query(getPersonMinimal(profileId))
        if (res.errors) throw res.errors

        resolve(res.data.person)
      } catch (err) {
        reject(err)
      }
      done()
    }

    // stick this in the queue of things to run,
    // along with the resolve / reject for handling the results
    queue.push(runQuery)
  })
}

oh it's exquisite now @Nico [ Perihelion ]

I knew this pattern felt familiar : https://github.com/Raynos/continuable . This is a trippy data flow to get your head around aye.