diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ff6bf15..0593d70 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
+var __slice = [].slice
+
 module.exports = function (procedure, subsequent) {
-    var running, waiting, callbacks = []
+    var running, waiting, callbacks = { queue: [] }
     function run (callback) {
         if (callback) {
-            callbacks.push(callback)
+            callbacks.queue.push(callback)
         }
         if (!running) {
             running = true
+            callbacks.next = callbacks.queue.splice(0, callbacks.queue.length)
+            if (subsequent) {
+                callbacks.next.unshift(subsequent)
+            }
             try {
                 procedure(function () {
+                    var vargs = __slice.call(arguments)
                     running = false
-                    subsequent.apply(null, arguments)
-                    while (callbacks.length) {
-                        callbacks.shift().apply(null, arguments)
-                    }
+                    callbacks.next.splice(0, callbacks.next.length).forEach(function (callback) {
+                        callback.apply(null, vargs)
+                    })
                     if (waiting) {
                         waiting = false
                         run()
                     }
                 })
-            } catch (e) {
+            } catch (error) {
                 running = false
-                subsequent(e)
+                if (callbacks.next.length) {
+                    callbacks.next.forEach(function (callback) { callback.call(null, error) })
+                } else {
+                    throw error
+                }
             }
         } else {
             waiting = true
diff --git a/release.md b/release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1945dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Issue by Issue
+
+ * Slice a copy of outstanding callbacks. #19.
diff --git a/t/turnstile/throw.t.js b/t/turnstile/throw.t.js
index b06e355..08a11a2 100644
--- a/t/turnstile/throw.t.js
+++ b/t/turnstile/throw.t.js
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
-require('proof')(1, function (step, assert) {
-    var results = [], pause
-    var turnstile = require('../..')(function (callback) {
+require('proof')(2, function (step, assert) {
+    var results = [], turnstile
+    turnstile = require('../..')(function (callback) {
         throw new Error('abend')
     }, function (error) {
         assert(error.message, 'abend', 'caught')
     })
     turnstile()
+    turnstile = require('../..')(function (callback) {
+        callback(new Error('abend'))
+    })
+    try {
+        turnstile(function (error) {
+            throw error
+        })
+    } catch (error) {
+        assert(error.message, 'abend', 'uncaught')
+    }
 })