def run_query_series(queries, conn):
    """
    Iterates through a list of queries and runs them through the connection

    Args:
    -----
        queries: list of strings or tuples containing (query_string, kwargs)
        conn: the triplestore connection to use
    """
    results = []
    for item in queries:
        qry = item
        kwargs = {}
        if isinstance(item, tuple):
            qry = item[0]
            kwargs = item[1]
        result = conn.update_query(qry, **kwargs)
        # pdb.set_trace()
        results.append(result)
    return results